declare

de·clare

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verb

To declare is defined as to state or announce something publicly.
An example of to declare is to decide on a major in college.
To declare means to make a statement or make information known.
An example of to declare is to list what you bought while traveling before going through customs.
The definition of declare is to reveal your opinion to others.
An example of to declare is to tell your family that you are against their political party.

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declare

transitive verb

-·clared′, -·clar′ing

to make clearly known; state or announce openly, formally, etc.
to show or reveal
to say positively or emphatically
to make a statement, or account, of (taxable goods), as at customs
to authorize the payment or distribution of (a dividend, etc.)
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Origin of declare

Middle English declaren from Old French declarer from Classical Latin declarare from de-, intensive + clarare, to make clear from clarus, clear

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

declare Idioms

declare oneself

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

I do declare!

I am surprised, startled, etc.

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declare

verb

de·clared, de·clar·ing, de·clares

verb

transitive

To make known formally or officially; proclaim: declare that a fugitive has been captured; declare a mistrial. See Synonyms at announce.
To state emphatically or authoritatively; affirm: “He wrote another prayer declaring that his conscience was weighed down with guilt” ( Leo Damrosch )
To reveal or make manifest; show: His smile declared his agreement.
To make a full statement of (dutiable goods, for example).
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a. To designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand in bridge.
b. To reveal (a combination of cards) to be added to one's score.

verb

intransitive

To make a declaration.
To announce one's intention to run for public office: “My gratitude would keep me loyal to McCarthy even after Bobby Kennedy declared for president” ( James Carroll )
To proclaim one's support, opposition, choice, or opinion: “The party … has changed, openly declaring for centralized federal power” ( Ronald Reagan )

Origin of declare

Middle English declaren from Old French declarer from Latin dēclārāre dē- intensive pref. ; see de- . clārāre to make clear ( from clārus clear ; see kelə-² in Indo-European roots.)

Related Forms:

de·clar′a·ble
adjective

de·clar′er
noun

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Verb

(third-person singular simple present declares, present participle declaring, simple past and past participle declared)

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To declare this a little, we must assume that the surfaces of all such bodies […] are exactly smooth.
(intransitive) To make a declaration.
To announce one’s support, choice, opinion, etc.
He declared him innocent.
(intransitive, cricket) For the captain of the batting side to announce the innings complete even though all batsmen have not been dismissed.
To announce something formally or officially.
declare bankruptcy
declare victory
(cricket) declare (an innings) closed
To affirm or state something emphatically.
To inform government customs or taxation officials of goods one is importing or of income, expenses, or other circumstances affecting one's taxes.
To make outstanding debts, e.g. taxes, payable.
(computing) To explicitly include (a variable) as part of a list of variables, often providing some information about the data it is expected to contain.
The counter "i" was declared as an integer.