declare

[ dih-klair ]

/ dɪˈklɛər /

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verb (used with object), de·clared, de·clar·ing.

to make known or state clearly, especially in explicit or formal terms: to declare one's position in a controversy.

to announce officially; proclaim: to declare a state of emergency; to declare a winner.

to state emphatically: He declared that the allegation was a lie.

to manifest; reveal; show: Her attendance at the rally declared her political allegiance.

to make due statement of, especially goods for duty or income for taxation.

to make (a dividend) payable.

Bridge. to bid (a trump suit or no-trump).

verb (used without object), de·clared, de·clar·ing.

to make a declaration.

to proclaim oneself (usually followed by for or against): He declared against the proposal.

Cricket. (of a team) to surrender a turn at bat in an innings before ten players are put out.

Nearby words

declarative sentence, declaratively, declarator, declaratory, declaratory judgment, declare, declare war on, declared, declarer, declass, declasse

Origin of declare

1275–1325; Middle English declaren < Latin dēclārāre to explain, equivalent to dē- de- + clārāre to make clear (clār(us) clear + -āre infinitive suffix)

SYNONYMS FOR declare

3 aver, asseverate, state.

4 disclose, publish.

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ANTONYMS FOR declare

3 deny.

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Related forms

de·clar·a·ble, adjectivemis·de·clare, verb, mis·de·clared, mis·de·clar·ing.pre·de·clare, verb (used with object), pre·de·clared, pre·de·clar·ing.re·de·clare, verb (used with object), re·de·clared, re·de·clar·ing.

un·de·clar·a·ble, adjective

Synonym study

3. Declare, affirm, assert, protest imply making something known emphatically, openly, or formally. To declare is to make known, sometimes in the face of actual or potential contradiction: to declare someone the winner of a contest. To affirm is to make a statement based on one's reputation for knowledge or veracity, or so related to a generally recognized truth that denial is not likely: to affirm the necessity of high standards. To assert is to state boldly, usually without other proof than personal authority or conviction: to assert that the climate is changing. To protest is to affirm publicly, as if in the face of doubt: to protest that a newspaper account is misleading.

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Examples from the Web for declare

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That attack prompted the government to declare a three-month state of emergency in parts of North Sinai.
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Beijing also demanded that Abe declare he will no longer pay visits to the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo.
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It was well known what the French wished, and it was time to declare it plainly.
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He burst in upon her to declare his love, as if it were a question of firing the first shot on a field of battle.
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I must declare to you that to us the Czar is not the only chain that fetters the body of the country.
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Some of our folk are almost out of their minds about it, and declare you to be either a brigand in disguise or a spy.
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I declare, that I look on the Western Territory in an awful and striking point of view.
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British Dictionary definitions for declare

declare

/ (dɪˈklɛə) /

verb (mainly tr)

(may take a clause as object) to make clearly known or announce officiallyto declare one's interests; war was declared

to state officially that (a person, fact, etc) is as specifiedhe declared him fit

(may take a clause as object) to state emphatically; assert

to show, reveal, or manifestthe heavens declare the glory of God

(intr; often foll by for or against) to make known one's choice or opinion

to make a complete statement of (dutiable goods, etc)

(also intr) cards

to display (a card or series of ards) on the table so as to add to one's score
to decide (the trump suit) by making the final bid

(intr) cricket to close an innings voluntarily before all ten wickets have fallen

to authorize the payment of (a dividend) from corporate net profit

Derived Formsdeclarable, adjective

Word Origin for declare

C14: from Latin dēclārāre to make clear, from clārus bright, clear

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Word Origin and History for declare

declare

early 14c., from Old French declarer "explain, elucidate," or directly from Latin declarare "make clear, reveal, disclose, announce," from de- intensive prefix (see de-) + clarare "clarify," from clarus "clear" (see clear (adj.)). Related: Declared; declaring.

declare

verb (used with object), de·clared, de·clar·ing.

verb (used without object), de·clared, de·clar·ing.

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