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declare

dec·lare

UK/dɪˈklɛə/ US/dɪˈklɛɚ/ fairly common slang

verb

1.

state emphatically and authoritatively

  • “He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with”
2.

utter with a puff of air

  • “whiff out a prayer”
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3.

state firmly

  • “He declared that he was innocent”
4.

declare to be

  • “She was declared incompetent”
  • “judge held that the defendant was innocent”
Synonyms
5.

authorize payments of

  • “declare dividends”
6.

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

7.

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

  • “Do you have anything to declare?”
8.

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

  • “His wife declared at once for moving to the West Coast”

Origin

From Middle English declaren, from Old French declarer, from Latin dēclārō (“to make clear”), from dē- + clārus (“clear”).

Phrases

  • declare against
  • declare war
  • I declare
  • I do declare

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