declare
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Verb (8)declares, declared, declaring
- state emphatically and authoritatively“He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with”More general state, sayMore specific propose, promise, affirm, proclaim, testify, sentence, plead, profess, decree, opine +6 more
- announce publicly or officially“The President declared war”Synonyms: announceMore general state, sayMore specific promulgate
- state firmly“He declared that he was innocent”More general affirm, verify
- declare to be“She was declared incompetent”“judge held that the defendant was innocent”Synonyms: adjudgeholdMore general evaluate, pass judgmentMore specific admit, pronounce, canonize, bastardize, call, certify, cancel, beatify, formalize, superannuate
- authorize payments of“declare dividends”More general authorize, authorise
- designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a handMore general play
- make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official“Do you have anything to declare?”
- proclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against“His wife declared at once for moving to the West Coast”
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Translations
Verb to make a declaration
- Spanish
- declarar
- French
- déclarer
- German
- erklären
- Italian
- dichiarare
- Portuguese
- declarar
- Turkish
- beyan etmek
- Russian
- деклари́ровать deklarírovatʹ
- Arabic
- صرّح ṣarraḥa
- Chinese
- 宣布 xuānbù
- Dutch
- verklaren
Verb to announce something formally or officially
- Spanish
- anunciar
- French
- déclarer
- German
- verkünden
- Italian
- dichiarare
- Portuguese
- declarar
- Turkish
- ilan etmek
- Russian
- объявля́ть obʺjavljátʹ
- Chinese
- 宣布 xuānbù
- Dutch
- verklaren
- Polish
- deklarować
The main translation for each meaning, from the langtolang.com multilingual dictionary. Each word links to its full entry there.
Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Origin: F. déclarer, from L. declarare; de + clarare to make clear, clarus, clear, bright. See Clear.
1. To make clear; to free from obscurity. obsolete “To declare this a little.” Robert Boyle
2. To make known by language; to communicate or manifest explicitly and plainly in any way; to exhibit; to publish; to proclaim; to announce.
This day I have begot whom I declare My only Son.— John Milton
The heavens declare the glory of God.— Ps. xix. 1.
3. To make declaration of; to assert; to affirm; to set forth; to avow; as, he declares the story to be false.
I the Lord... declare things that are right.— Isa. xlv. 19.
4. Commerce To make full statement of, as goods, etc., for the purpose of paying taxes, duties, etc.
To declare off, to recede from an agreement, undertaking, contract, etc.; to renounce. — To declare one's self, to avow one's opinion; to show openly what one thinks, or which side he espouses.
1. To make a declaration, or an open and explicit avowal; to proclaim one's self; — often with for or against; as, victory declares against the allies.
Like fawning courtiers, for success they wait, And then come smiling, and declare for fate.— John Dryden
2. Law To state the plaintiff's cause of action at law in a legal form; as, the plaintiff declares in trespass.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54