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v. To make known formally or officially. See Synonyms at announce.

v. To state emphatically or authoritatively; affirm.

v. To reveal or make manifest; show.

v. To make a full statement of (dutiable goods, for example).

v. Games To designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand in bridge.

verb-intransitive. To make a declaration.

verb-intransitive. To proclaim one's support, choice, opinion, or resolution.

idiom. declare war To state formally the intention to carry on armed hostilities against.

idiom. declare war To state one's intent to suppress or eradicate: declared war on drug dealing in the neighborhood.

v. To make clear, explain, interpret.

v. To make a declaration.

v. To announce one’s support, choice, opinion, etc.

v. For the captain of the batting side to announce the innings complete even though all batsmen have not been dismissed.

v. To announce something formally or officially.

v. To affirm or state something emphatically.

v. To inform government customs or taxation officials of goods one is importing or of income, expenses, or other circumstances affecting one's taxes.

v. To make outstanding debts, e.g. taxes, payable.

v. To explicitly include (a variable) as part of a list of variables, often providing some information about the data it is expected to contain.

v. To make clear; to free from obscurity.

v. To make known by language; to communicate or manifest explicitly and plainly in any way; to exhibit; to publish; to proclaim; to announce.

v. To make declaration of; to assert; to affirm; to set forth; to avow.

v. To make full statement of, as goods, etc., for the purpose of paying taxes, duties, etc.

verb-intransitive. To make a declaration, or an open and explicit avowal; to proclaim one's self; -- often with for or against.

verb-intransitive. To state the plaintiff's cause of action at law in a legal form.

To make clear; clear up; free from obscurity; make plain.

To make known by words; assert explicitly; manifest or communicate plainly in any way; publish; proclaim; tell.

To proclaim; announce.

To assert; affirm: as, he declares the story to be false.

In law, to solemnly assert a fact before witnesses: as, he declared a paper signed by him to be his last will and testament.

To make a full statement of, as of goods on which duty is to be paid at the custom-house.

To make known one's thoughts or opinions; proclaim or avow some opinion, purpose, or resolution in favor or in opposition; make known explicitly some determination; make a declaration; come out: with for or against: as, the prince declared for the allies; victory had not declared for either party; the allied powers declared against France.

Specifically To express a formal decision; make a decision known by official proclamation or notice.

In law, to make a declaration or complaint; set forth formally in pleading the cause for relief against the defendant: as, the plaintiff declared on a promissory note.

In the game of bezique, to lay on the table, face up, any counting-cards or combinations of cards; show cards for the purpose of scoring.

To decide against continuing a habit or practice; break away from a custom: as, to declare off from smoking.

In bridge, to make or name the trump suit, or to announce the intention to play without a trump.

v. state emphatically and authoritatively

v. designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand

v. announce publicly or officially

v. authorize payments of

v. declare to be

v. state firmly

v. make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official

v. proclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against

"Faith, they declare, is believing something that reason tells you can't be so."

declared    declares    declaring   

play    authorize    clear    authorise    pass    aver    avow    verify    affirm    swear   

state    disclose    acknowledge    to declare a dividend    to declare off    to declare war    to declare one's self   

exhibit    publish    proclaim    announce    assert    affirm    avow   

Adair    Aer    Altair    Astaire    Ayre    Baer    Bear    Blair    Cher    Clair   

55-56    un-british    acertain    draconian