declare
/dɪklˈɛr/
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Definitions
Verb
state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"
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announce publicly or officially; "The President declared war"
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state firmly; "He declared that he was innocent"
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declare to be; "She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent"
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authorize payments of; "declare dividends"
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designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand
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make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official; "Do you have anything to declare?"
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proclaim one''s support, sympathy, or opinion for or against; "His wife declared at once for moving to the West Coast"
More General Terms
affirm
assert
authorise
authorize
aver
avow
clear
evaluate
exclaim
judge
pass
pass judgment
play
proclaim
promulgate
say
state
swan
swear
tell
verify
More Specific Terms
account
acknowledge
admit
advise
affirm
animadvert
answer for
assert
assure
attest
aver
avow
bastardise
bastardize
bear witness
beatify
bless
call
cancel
canonise
canonize
certify
condemn
consecrate
count out
decree
depone
depose
doom
exclaim
formalise
formalize
hallow
judge
label
opine
plead
proclaim
profess
promise
promulgate
pronounce
propose
saint
sanctify
sentence
sound off
speak out
speak up
strike down
suggest
superannuate
swan
swear
take the Fifth
take the Fifth Amendment
take the stand
testify
verify