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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.


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