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Definitions for DECLARE
dɪˈklɛərde·clare

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. declareverb

    state emphatically and authoritatively

    "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"

  2. announce, declareverb

    announce publicly or officially

    "The President declared war"

  3. declareverb

    state firmly

    "He declared that he was innocent"

  4. declare, adjudge, holdverb

    declare to be

    "She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent"

  5. declareverb

    authorize payments of

    "declare dividends"

  6. declareverb

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

  7. declareverb

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

    "Do you have anything to declare?"

  8. declareverb

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

    "His wife declared at once for moving to the West Coast"

Wiktionary

  1. declareverb

    To make clear, explain, interpret.

  2. declareverb

    To make a declaration.

  3. declareverb

    To announce one's support, choice, opinion, etc.

    He declared him innocent.

  4. declareverb

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

  5. declareverb

    To announce something formally or officially.

  6. declareverb

    To affirm or state something emphatically.

  7. declareverb

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

  8. declareverb

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

  9. declareverb

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

    The counter "i" was declared as an integer.

  10. Etymology: From déclarer, from declarare, from de- + clarus.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To DECLAREverb

    Etymology: declaro, Latin.

    To declare this a little, we must assume that the surfaces of such bodies are exactly smooth. Robert Boyle, on Colours.

    It hath been declared unto some of you, that there are contentions among you. 1 Cor. i. 11.

    The sun by certain signs declares,
    Both when the South projects a stormy day,
    And when the clearing North will puff the clouds away. John Dryden, Virg. Geor. l. 620.

    Declare his glory among the heathens. 1 Chron. xvi. 24.

    We are a considerable body, who, upon a proper occasion, would not fail to declare ourselves. Addison.

  2. To Declareverb

    To make a declaration; to proclaim some resolution or opinion, some favour or opposition.

    The internal faculties of will and understanding, decreeing and declaring against them. Jeremy Taylor, Rule of living holy.

    God is said not to have left himself without witness in the world, there being something fixed in the nature of men that will be sure to testify and declare for him. Robert South, Sermons.

    Like fawning courtiers, for success they wait;
    And then come smiling, and declare for fate. Dryden.

Wikipedia

  1. Declare

    Declare (2000) is a supernatural spy novel by American author Tim Powers. The novel presents a secret history of the Cold War, and earned several major fantasy fiction awards.

ChatGPT

  1. declare

    To declare is to formally announce or publicly state something, typically in a clear, assertive, official, or explicit manner. It can also refer to the action of manifesting a particular attribute or quality through one's behavior or actions. Additionally, it can mean making a formal or official statement or announcement, especially in regards to legal, financial, or political matters.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Declareverb

    to make clear; to free from obscurity

  2. Declareverb

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

  3. Declareverb

    to make declaration of; to assert; to affirm; to set forth; to avow; as, he declares the story to be false

  4. Declareverb

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

  5. Declareverb

    to make a declaration, or an open and explicit avowal; to proclaim one's self; -- often with for or against; as, victory declares against the allies

  6. Declareverb

    to state the plaintiff's cause of action at law in a legal form; as, the plaintiff declares in trespass

  7. Etymology: [F. dclarer, from L. declarare; de + clarare to make clear, clarus, clear, bright. See Clear.]

Wikidata

  1. Declare

    Declare is a supernatural spy novel by American author Tim Powers. The novel presents a secret history of the Cold War, and earned several major fantasy fiction awards.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Declare

    de-klār′, v.t. to make known: to announce: to assert: to make a full statement of, as of goods at a custom-house.—v.i. to make a statement: to show cards in order to score.—adj. Declār′able, capable of being declared, exhibited, or proved.—ns. Declar′ant, one who makes a declaration; Declarā′tion, act of declaring: that which is declared: a written affirmation: in the criminal law of Scotland, the statement made by the prisoner before the magistrate: in common law, the pleading in which the plaintiff in an action at law sets forth his case against the defendant.—adjs. Declar′ative, Declar′atory, explanatory.—advs. Declar′atively, Declar′atorily.—n. Declar′ator, a form of action in the Court of Session in Scotland, with the view of having a fact judicially ascertained and declared.—adj. Declared′, avowed.—adv. Decla′redly, avowedly.—Declaratory Act, an act intended to explain an old law which had become obscure or a subject of controversy. [Fr. déclarer, from L. declarāre, -ātum—de, wholly, clarus, clear.]

Editors Contribution

  1. declare

    An expression of choice, fact, opinion or belief.

    The declaration of human rights is an important document.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 14, 2020  

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  1. Verbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'DECLARE' in Verbs Frequency: #333

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Anagrams for DECLARE »

  1. cleared

  2. creedal

  3. relaced

  4. cedrela

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of DECLARE in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of DECLARE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of DECLARE in a Sentence

  1. Walter Raleigh:

    All histories do show, and wise politicians do hold it necessary that, for the well-governing of every Commonweal, it behoveth man to presuppose that all men are evil, and will declare themselves so to be when occasion is offered.

  2. Thomas Jefferson:

    But with respect to future debt; would it not be wise and just for that nation to declare in the constitution they are forming that neither the legislature, nor the nation itself can validly contract more debt, than they may pay within their own age, or within the term of 19 years.

  3. Thomas Zurbuchen:

    It is, therefore, that I am standing here with a sense of deep appreciation and gratitude that I declare the Opportunity mission as complete.

  4. Herbert Hoover:

    Older men declare war. But it is youth that must fight and die. And it is youth who must inherit the tribulation, the sorrow, and the triumphs that are aftermath of war.

  5. Joanne Streit:

    I wasn't sure when I came here that Former Vice President Joe Biden was gon na run. This was basically announcing that Former Vice President Joe Biden's going to run. I've never heard a speech clearer without, minus the words' I declare my candidacy.' This was a declaration that he's going to run.

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