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declare Definition

de·clare (dē kler′, di-)

transitive verb -·clared′, -·clar′·ing

  1. to make clearly known; state or announce openly, formally, etc.
  2. to show or reveal
  3. to say positively or emphatically
  4. to make a statement, or account, of (taxable goods), as at customs
  5. to authorize the payment or distribution of (a dividend, etc.)
  6. Card Games to meld

Etymology: ME declaren < OFr declarer < L declarare < de-, intens. + clarare, to make clear < clarus, clear

intransitive verb

  1. to make a declaration
  2. to state openly a choice, opinion, etc. (for or against)

declare Idioms

declare oneself

  1. to state strongly one's opinion
  2. to reveal one's true character, identity, etc.

I declare!

I am surprised, startled, etc.

declare Synonyms

declare

v.

  1. To speak formally or emphatically

    assert, announce, pronounce, proclaim, publish, claim, tell, state, say, affirm, maintain, aver, avow, attest, testify, certify, repeat, insist, contend, advance, allege, argue, demonstrate, propound, promulgate, issue a statement, put forward, set forth, stress, cite, inform, report, be positive, utter with conviction, advocate, bring forward, vouch, avouch, state emphatically, proclaim, broadcast, air, acknowledge, reaffirm, reassert, reassure, asseverate, enunciate, profess, maintain, protest, disclose, divulge, reveal, give out, impart, assure, swear, submit, hold, warrant*; see also report 1, say.

    Antonyms hide*, equivocate*, withhold. *

  2. To admit to one's possessions

    make a statement, confess, reveal, swear, manifest, disclose, represent, convey, indicate, state, name, notify; see also list 1.

    Antonyms deny*, contradict*, conceal.

declare implies making something known openly by an explicit or clear statement, often one expressed formally he declared his intention to run for office; to announce is to make something of interest known publicly or officially, esp. something of the nature of news to announce a sale; to publish is to make known through a medium that reaches the general public, now esp. the medium of printing; proclaim implies official, formal announcement, made with the greatest possible publicity, of something of great moment or significance ``Proclaim liberty throughout all the land"" See also syn. study at assert.

declare Usage Examples

Followed by a transitive particle

unto: Restore thou them that are penitent; According to thy promises declared unto mankind in Christ Jesu Our Lord.

Object

  • war: Lloyd George, the Prime Minister, declared war had never been intended.
  • dividend: To declare a final dividend on the Ordinary shares.
  • moratorium: Pakistan has declared a unilateral moratorium on nuclear tests.
  • independence: Their leader, Ho Chi Min, then declared independence from France.
  • bankruptcy: Have you been looking for a way to start over without declaring bankruptcy?
  • void: Noriega, however, declared the election void and in September of that year, the United States implemented economic sanctions against Panama.

Noun phrase with adjective complement

Adjective complement

  • bankrupt: In 2003 around 45,000 people were declared bankrupt in the UK.
  • invalid: Consequently, in the event of a court challenge, Ireland's ratification in 1966 is likely to be declared invalid under domestic law.
  • unfit: During World War II he was declared unfit for active service after a serious illness, but entertained troops all over the world.
  • insolvent: All three companies were declared insolvent on 8 January.
  • righteous: For we consider that a person is declared righteous BY FAITH apart from the works of the law.
  • redundant: Redundant Churches Some churches in very small villages have been declared redundant.

Modifying Another Word

  • openly: We have openly declared our readiness to sign such a pact with Poland, too.
  • hereby: And declaired and hereby declare, the penny meals contained in the said written list, to be redeemed for now and for ever.
  • solemnly: The stentorian trailers on the Beeb itself, solemnly declaring that Spooks would take the lid off the workings of MI5.
  • publicly: No one else was publicly declared from Heaven to be pleasing to Him.
  • officially: This lovely gazelle was officially declared extinct in the wild in 1968.
  • boldly: It opened with slogans that boldly declared the aims of the party: " Independent working class aid to the Soviet Union.