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declare

[ dih-klair ]

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verb (used with object)

declared, declaring.

to make known or state clearly, especially in explicit or formal terms:
to declare one's position in a controversy.
to announce officially; proclaim:
to declare a state of emergency; to declare a winner.
to state emphatically:
He declared that the allegation was a lie.
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to manifest; reveal; show:
Her attendance at the rally declared her political allegiance.
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to make due statement of, especially goods for duty or income for taxation.
to make (a dividend) payable.
Bridge. to bid (a trump suit or no-trump).

verb (used without object)

declared, declaring.

to make a declaration.
to proclaim oneself (usually followed by for or against ):
He declared against the proposal.
Cricket. (of a team) to surrender a turn at bat in an innings before ten players are put out.

declare

/ ��ɪˈ��ɛə /

verb

may take a clause as object to make clearly known or announce officially
to declare one's interests
war was declared
to state officially that (a person, fact, etc) is as specified
he declared him fit
may take a clause as object to state emphatically; assert
to show, reveal, or manifest
the heavens declare the glory of God
intr; often foll by for or against to make known one's choice or opinion
to make a complete statement of (dutiable goods, etc)
also intr cards
1. to display (a card or series of ards) on the table so as to add to one's score
2. to decide (the trump suit) by making the final bid
intr cricket to close an innings voluntarily before all ten wickets have fallen
to authorize the payment of (a dividend) from corporate net profit

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Derived Forms

��ˈ��, adjective

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Other Word Forms

��·��a·�� adjective
��d��·�� verb misdeclared misdeclaring
��d��·�� verb (used with object) predeclared predeclaring
��d��·�� verb (used with object) redeclared redeclaring
un��·��a·�� adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of declare¹

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English declaren, from Latin ��ŧ�� “to announce, make evident, reveal,” from ��ŧ- de- + �� “to make clear” (from ��ܲ� clear )

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Word History and Origins

Origin of declare¹

C14: from Latin ��ŧ�� to make clear, from ��ܲ� bright, clear

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Synonym Study

Declare, affirm, assert, protest imply making something known emphatically, openly, or formally. To declare is to make known, sometimes in the face of actual or potential contradiction: to declare someone the winner of a contest. To affirm is to make a statement based on one's reputation for knowledge or veracity, or so related to a generally recognized truth that denial is not likely: to affirm the necessity of high standards. To assert is to state boldly, usually without other proof than personal authority or conviction: to assert that the climate is changing. To protest is to affirm publicly, as if in the face of doubt: to protest that a newspaper account is misleading.

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Example Sentences

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After Mexican troops attacked U.S. soldiers in Texas on April 25, 1846, the U.S. formally declared war.

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The Huntington Park City Council has chosen a local civil service commissioner to replace former Councilmember Esmeralda Castillo, whose seat was declared vacant after a probe determined she was not living in the city.

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"Murdering a white kid in cold blood seems acceptable to some," Charlie Kirk of Turning Point USA declared.

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Once the last was removed, inspectors from the Office for Nuclear Regulation conducted checks before declaring the power station "nuclear free".

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He lost around 40% of his blood and had emergency surgery, with the perpetrator later declared mentally unfit to stand trial.

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