declare

[dih-klair] /dɪˈklɛər/
verb (used with object), declared, declaring.
1.
to make known or state clearly, especially in explicit or formal terms:
to declare one's position in a controversy.
2.
to announce officially; proclaim:
to declare a state of emergency; to declare a winner.
3.
to state emphatically:
He declared that the allegation was a lie.
4.
to manifest; reveal; show:
Her attendance at the rally declared her political allegiance.
5.
to make due statement of, especially goods for duty or income for taxation.
6.
to make (a dividend) payable.
7.
Bridge. to bid (a trump suit or no-trump).
verb (used without object), declared, declaring.
8.
to make a declaration.
9.
to proclaim oneself (usually followed by for or against):
He declared against the proposal.
10.
Cricket. (of a team) to surrender a turn at bat in an innings before ten players are put out.
Origin
1275-1325; Middle English declaren < Latin dēclārāre to explain, equivalent to dē- de- + clārāre to make clear (clār(us) clear + -āre infinitive suffix)
Related forms
declarable, adjective
misdeclare, verb, misdeclared, misdeclaring.
predeclare, verb (used with object), predeclared, predeclaring.
redeclare, verb (used with object), redeclared, redeclaring.
undeclarable, adjective
Synonyms
3. aver, asseverate, state. Declare, affirm, assert, protest imply making something known emphatically, openly, or formally. To declare is to make known, sometimes in the face of actual or potential contradiction: to declare someone the winner of a contest. To affirm is to make a statement based on one's reputation for knowledge or veracity, or so related to a generally recognized truth that denial is not likely: to affirm the necessity of high standards. To assert is to state boldly, usually without other proof than personal authority or conviction: to assert that the climate is changing. To protest is to affirm publicly, as if in the face of doubt: to protest that a newspaper account is misleading. 4. disclose, publish.
Antonyms
3. deny.
Examples from the web for declare
  • Little is known about stick insects, making it difficult to declare the vulnerability of their status in the wild.
  • First, declare that the scientific method doesn't apply to climate science.
  • More ancient still is a collection that scholars declare to be the world's oldest surviving joke book.
  • Many state governments are asking taxpayers to declare their e-commerce purchases when they file tax returns.
  • Even though the proportion of students who declare themselves teetotalers is slightly larger, the effects.
  • declare the cats the victors, put him back together again and move him to a high shelf.
  • Colleges declare that they celebrate diversity and strive for a diverse student body.
  • All they did was declare that they investigated and it didn't happen.
  • It seems to me that either are ample reason to declare an energy emergency.
  • Sure it might take a week or longer to declare a winner, but playing intermittently is better than not playing at all.
British Dictionary definitions for declare

declare

/dɪˈklɛə/
verb (mainly transitive)
1.
(may take a clause as object) to make clearly known or announce officially: to declare one's interests, war was declared
2.
to state officially that (a person, fact, etc) is as specified: he declared him fit
3.
(may take a clause as object) to state emphatically; assert
4.
to show, reveal, or manifest: the heavens declare the glory of God
5.
(intransitive; often foll by for or against) to make known one's choice or opinion
6.
to make a complete statement of (dutiable goods, etc)
7.
(also intransitive) (cards)
  1. to display (a card or series of ards) on the table so as to add to one's score
  2. to decide (the trump suit) by making the final bid
8.
(intransitive) (cricket) to close an innings voluntarily before all ten wickets have fallen
9.
to authorize the payment of (a dividend) from corporate net profit
Derived Forms
declarable, adjective
Word Origin
C14: from Latin dēclārāre to make clear, from clārus bright, clear
Word Origin and History for declare
v.

early 14c., from Old French declarer "explain, elucidate," or directly from Latin declarare "make clear, reveal, disclose, announce," from de- intensive prefix (see de-) + clarare "clarify," from clarus "clear" (see clear (adj.)). Related: Declared; declaring.