declare
Other forms: declared; declaring; declares
If you declare victory, you are ending a war by saying you have won. Hopefully, the other side agrees, or your troops might declare you a fool. To declare is to state clearly and officially.
In elections, the government body that counts the votes declares the winner. Until the declaration is made, the results are not official. When you are traveling, you might be asked if you have anything to declare. You're not being asked for a statement of your beliefs, rather they want to know if you bought anything taxable abroad. If you hear your grandmother say, "Well, I declare!" you can be sure she is shocked and offended.
Definitions of declare
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state emphatically and authoritatively“He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with”
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plead
enter a plea, as in courts of law
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profess
confess one's faith in, or allegiance to
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condemn
declare or judge unfit for use or habitation
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bless, consecrate, hallow, sanctify
render holy by means of religious rites
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account, answer for
furnish a justifying analysis or explanation
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advise, propose, suggest
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
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assure, promise
make a promise or commitment
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promise
promise to undertake or give
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take the Fifth, take the Fifth Amendment
refuse to testify by invoking the Fifth Amendment, which states that nobody may be forced to testify as a witness against himself or herself
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condemn, doom, sentence
pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law
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exclaim, proclaim, promulgate
state or announce
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profess
state freely
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affirm, assert, aver, avow, swan, swear, verify
declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
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depone, depose, swear
make a deposition; declare under oath
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attest, bear witness, take the stand, testify
give testimony in a court of law
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decree
issue a decree
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animadvert, opine, sound off, speak out, speak up
express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation
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count out
declare the loser
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hold
assert or affirm
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ordain
issue an order
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claim, take
lay claim to; as of an idea
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attest
authenticate; affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity
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boo, hiss
show displeasure, as after a performance or speech
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explode
drive from the stage by noisy disapproval
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reconsecrate
consecrate anew, as after a desecration
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advocate, recommend, urge
push for something
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advance, throw out
bring forward for consideration or acceptance
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proposition
suggest sex to
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feed back
respond to a query or outcome
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posit, put forward, state, submit
put before
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make a motion, move
propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting
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pledge, plight
promise solemnly and formally
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swear off
promise to abstain from
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contract, undertake
enter into a contractual arrangement
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guarantee, undertake
promise to do or accomplish
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foredoom
doom beforehand
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trumpet
proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet
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clarion
proclaim on, or as if on, a clarion
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protest
affirm or avow formally or solemnly
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vouch
give personal assurance; guarantee
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assure, tell
inform positively and with certainty and confidence
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editorialise, editorialize
insert personal opinions into an objective statement
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reprobate
abandon to eternal damnation
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enact, ordain
order by virtue of superior authority; decree
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state firmly
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declare to be“She was declared incompetent”
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acknowledge, admit
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
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superannuate
declare to be obsolete
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bastardise, bastardize
declare a child to be illegitimate
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certify
declare legally insane
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call
declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee
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beatify
declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood
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canonise, canonize, saint
declare (a dead person) to be a saint
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judge, label, pronounce
pronounce judgment on
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cancel, strike down
declare null and void; make ineffective
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formalise, formalize
make formal or official
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ritualise, ritualize
make or evolve into a ritual
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attorn
acknowledge a new land owner as one's landlord
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write off
concede the loss or worthlessness of something or somebody
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annul, countermand, lift, overturn, repeal, rescind, reverse, revoke, vacate
cancel officially
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make no bones about
acknowledge freely and openly
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sustain
admit as valid
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concede, confess, profess
admit (to a wrongdoing)
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confess
confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith
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confess, fink, squeal
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
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avouch, avow
admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about
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acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exculpate, exonerate
pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
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convict
find or declare guilty
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tout
advertise in strongly positive terms
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find, rule
decide on and make a declaration about
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qualify
pronounce fit or able
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disqualify
declare unfit
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remit
release from (claims, debts, or taxes)
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intonate, intone
speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone
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write off
cancel (a debt)
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annihilate, annul, avoid, invalidate, nullify, quash, void
declare invalid
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recall
make unavailable; bar from sale or distribution
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evaluate, judge, pass judgment
form a critical opinion of
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announce publicly or officially“The President declared war”
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synonyms:
announce
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promulgate
put a law into effect by formal declaration
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promulgate
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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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type of:
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exclaim, proclaim, promulgate
state or announce
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exclaim, proclaim, promulgate
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authorize payments of
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make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official
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designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand
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play
put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game
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play
Pronunciation
US
/dɪˈklɛr/
UK
/dɪˈklɛ/
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