declare Definition

declare
verb declared, declaring

1. To announce something publicly or formally.

Example: declare war
Thesaurus: state, announce, proclaim, claim.
2. To say something firmly or emphatically.

Thesaurus: confirm, aver, assert, maintain.
3. To make known (goods on which duty must be paid, income on which tax should be paid, etc).
intr
4. cricket.
To end an innings voluntarily before 10 wickets have fallen.
tr & intr
5. cards.
To state or show that one is holding (certain cards).

Derivative: declarable
adj

Derivative: declaration
noun

Declaring; a formal statement or announcement.
Thesaurus: affirmation, attestation, proclamation, profession, notification, publication, statement, manifesto, (public) announcement, bulletin, promulgation.

Derivative: declaratorily
adverb

Derivative: declaratory
adj

Making a statement or declaration.
Thesaurus: demonstrative, descriptive, explanatory.

Derivative: declarer
noun

Etymology: 14c: from Latin declarare, from clarus clear.

Phrasal Verb: declare for or against something

To state one's support or opposition regarding it.