Declare

verb

dɪ'klɜr

Verb

announce publicly or officially
“The President declared war”
Similar:Announce
Type of:TellSayState
declare to be
“She was declared incompetent”
Similar:AdjudgeHold
Type of:JudgeEvaluate
authorize payments of
“declare dividends”
Type of:AuthoriseClearPass
make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official
“Do you have anything to declare?”
Type of:TellStateSay
proclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against
“His wife declared at once for moving to the West Coast”
Type of:ProclaimExclaimPromulgate
state emphatically and authoritatively
“He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with”
Type of:TellSayState
state firmly
“He declared that he was innocent”
Type of:AvowAffirmSwan
designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand
Type of:Play