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| 1. | [ verb ] state clearly | |
| Examples: | : "He stated his name" |
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| Related terms: | state propose promise testify promise proclaim affirm sentence acknowledge condemn decree opine swear count_out account take_the_Fifth account_for consecrate | |
| 2. | [ verb ] state emphatically and authoritatively | |
| Examples: | "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with" |
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| Related terms: | state propose promise testify promise proclaim affirm sentence plead profess condemn decree opine swear profess count_out account take_the_Fifth consecrate declaration | |
| 3. | [ verb ] announce officially | |
| Synonyms: | announce | |
| Examples: | "The President declared war" |
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| Related terms: | state promulgate nolle_prosequi announcement announcer announcer | |
| 4. | [ verb ] state firmly | |
| Examples: | "He declared that he was innocent" |
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| Related terms: | affirm plead profess affirmer | |
| 5. | [ verb ] declare to be | |
| Synonyms: | hold adjudge | |
| Examples: | "She was declared incompetent" judge held that the defendant was innocent" |
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| Related terms: | judge admit pronounce beatify purify beatify cancel bastardize formalize call certify superannuate | |
| 6. | [ verb ] make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret | |
| Synonyms: | disclose reveal expose discover give_away break let_out divulge let_on impart bring_out | |
| Examples: | "The auction house would not disclose the price" "She won't reveal her age" "bring out the truth" "he broke the news to her" |
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| Related terms: | tell betray confide tattle leak spring blow come_out_of_the_closet spring out blackwash muckrake reveal break discovery disclosure revelation exposure conveyance divulgence expose break | |
| 7. | [ verb ] authorize payments of | |
| Examples: | : "declare dividends" |
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| Related terms: | authorize | |
| 8. | [ verb ] (cards) designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand | |
| Related terms: | play bridge | |
| 9. | [ verb ] proclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against | |
| Examples: | "His wife declared at once for moving to the West Coast" |
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| Related terms: | proclaim | |
| 10. | [ verb ] make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official | |
| Examples: | "Do you have anything to declare?" |
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| Related terms: | state declaration | |
| Similar spelling: |
declarer declared declarable |
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