transitive verb declared -·clared′, declaring -·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)