declare
(verb)
verb
1. state emphatically and authoritatively
- He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with
Definition categories: communication, say, state, tell
2. announce publicly or officially
- The President declared war
Similar word(s): announce
Definition categories: communication, say, state, tell
3. state firmly
- He declared that he was innocent
Definition categories: communication, affirm, assert, aver, avow, swan, swear, verify
4. declare to be
- She was declared incompetent
Similar word(s): adjudge, hold
Definition categories: communication, evaluate, judge
5. authorize payments of
- declare dividends
Definition categories: social, authorise, authorize, clear, pass
6. designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand
Definition categories: possession, play
7. make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official
- Do you have anything to declare?
Definition categories: communication, say, state, tell
8. proclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against
- His wife declared at once for moving to the West Coast
Definition categories: communication, exclaim, proclaim, promulgate
Sentences with declare as a verb:
- He declared him innocent.
- declare bankruptcy
- declare victory
- (cricket) declare (an innings) closed
- Houghton and Sunderland South was the first constituency to declare in the 2015 general election.
- The counter "i" was declared as an integer.