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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb Declare has 8 senses
- declare(v = verb.communication) Array - state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with" is one way to say, state, tell
- declare(v = verb.communication) announce - announce publicly or officially; "The President declared war" is one way to say, state, tell
- declare(v = verb.communication) Array - state firmly; "He declared that he was innocent" is one way to affirm, assert, aver, avow, swan, swear, verify
- declare(v = verb.communication) adjudge, hold - declare to be; "She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent" is one way to evaluate, judge, pass judgment
- declare(v = verb.social) Array - authorize payments of; "declare dividends" is one way to authorise, authorize, clear, pass
- declare(v = verb.possession) Array - designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand; Array is one way to play
- declare(v = verb.communication) Array - make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official; "Do you have anything to declare?" is one way to say, state, tell
- declare(v = verb.communication) Array - proclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against; "His wife declared at once for moving to the West Coast" is one way to exclaim, proclaim, promulgate
Derived forms noun declaration1, adjective declarative1, adjective declaratory1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Derived forms noun declaration5, adjective declarative1
Sample sentence:
They Declare that there was a traffic accident
Derived forms adjective declarative1, adjective declaratory1, noun declarer2
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Derived form adjective declarative1
Sample sentences:
Something ----s something Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s somebody something
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
Derived forms noun declaration4, noun declarer1
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
Derived form noun declaration3
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Declare, v.
1 tr. announce openly or formally (declare war; declare a dividend).
2 tr. pronounce (a person or thing) to be something (declared him to be an impostor; declared it invalid).
3 tr. (usu. foll. by that + clause) assert emphatically; state explicitly.
4 tr. acknowledge possession of (dutiable goods, income, etc.).
5 tr. (as declared adj.) who admits to be such (a declared atheist).
6 tr. (also absol.) Cricket close (an innings) voluntarily before all the wickets have fallen.
7 tr. Cards a (also absol.) name (the trump suit). b announce that one holds (certain combinations of cards etc.).
8 tr. (of things) make evident, prove (your actions declare your honesty).
9 intr. (foll. by for, against) take the side of one party or another.
1 tr. announce openly or formally (declare war; declare a dividend).
2 tr. pronounce (a person or thing) to be something (declared him to be an impostor; declared it invalid).
3 tr. (usu. foll. by that + clause) assert emphatically; state explicitly.
4 tr. acknowledge possession of (dutiable goods, income, etc.).
5 tr. (as declared adj.) who admits to be such (a declared atheist).
6 tr. (also absol.) Cricket close (an innings) voluntarily before all the wickets have fallen.
7 tr. Cards a (also absol.) name (the trump suit). b announce that one holds (certain combinations of cards etc.).
8 tr. (of things) make evident, prove (your actions declare your honesty).
9 intr. (foll. by for, against) take the side of one party or another.
Idiom
declare oneself reveal one's intentions or identity. well, I declare (or I do declare) an exclamation of incredulity, surprise, or vexation.
Derivative
declarable adj. declarative adj. declaratively adv. declaratory adj. declaredly adv. declarer n.
Etymology
ME f. L declarare (as DE-, clarare f. clarus clear)
THESAURUS
Declare
acknowledge, acquaint, admit, advertise, advise, affirm, air, allege, announce, annunciate, apprise, argue, assert, assever, asseverate, aver, avouch, avow, bid, blazon, bring out, broach, broadcast, bruit about, call on, call the signals, call upon, certify, charge, chime in, claim, come out with, command, commission, communicate, confess, confirm, contend, declare roundly, decree, deliver, depose, dictate, direct, disclose, discover, disseminate, divulge, enjoin, enunciate, express, express the belief, give an order, give notice, give the word, have, herald, hold, impart, inform, insist, instruct, issue a command, issue a manifesto, issue a statement, issue a writ, lay down, maintain, make a statement, make an announcement, make known, make public, mandate, manifesto, notify, nuncupate, offer, ordain, order, order about, own, predicate, proclaim, profess, promulgate, pronounce, protest, publish, publish a manifesto, put, put it, quote, ratify, recite, relate, report, reveal, rule, say, say the word, set down, sound, speak, speak out, speak up, stand for, stand on, state, submit, swear, tell, throw out, toot, trumpet forth, utter, vend, vent, ventilate, voice, vow, warrantROGET THESAURUS
Declare
Meaning
VB mean, signify, express, import, purport, convey, imply, breathe, indicate, bespeak, bear a sense, tell of, speak of, touch on, point to, allude to, drive at, involve, declare, understand by.Affirmation
VB assert, make an assertion, have one's say, say, affirm, predicate, declare, state, protest, profess, put forth, put forward, advance, allege, propose, propound, enunciate, broach, set forth, hold out, maintain, contend, pronounce, pretend, depose, depone, aver, avow, avouch, asseverate, swear, make oath, take one's oath, make an affidavit, swear an affidavit, put in an affidavit, take one's Bible oath, kiss the book, vow, vitam impendere vero, swear till one is black in the face, swear till one is blue in the face, swear till all's blue, be sworn, call Heaven to witness, vouch, warrant, certify, assure, swear by bell book and candle, swear by, insist upon, take one's stand upon, emphasize, lay stress on, assert roundly, assert positively, lay down, lay down the law, raise one's voice, dogmatize, have the last word, rap out, repeat, reassert, reaffirm, announce, acknowledge, attest, adjure.
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