declare

de·clare

verb \di-ˈkler\

de·claredde·clar·ing

Definition of DECLARE

transitive verb

1

: to make known formally, officially, or explicitly

2

obsolete : to make clear

3

: to make evident : show

4

: to state emphatically : affirm <declares his innocence>

5

: to make a full statement of (one's taxable or dutiable property)

6

a : to announce (as a trump suit) in a card game

b : meld

7

: to make payable <declare a dividend>

intransitive verb

1

: to make a declaration

2

: to avow one's opinion or support

3

: to announce one's intentions (as to run for political office) <declared for mayor>

— de·clar·able \-ˈkler-ə-bəl\ adjective

Examples of DECLARE

1. The government has just declared a state of emergency.
2. He openly declared his love for her.
3. They failed to declare all of their earnings on their tax return.
4. Large purchases must be declared at customs.
5. Do you have anything to declare?

Origin of DECLARE

Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French declarer, from Latin declarare, from de- + clarare to make visible, from clarus clear — more at clear

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to DECLARE

Synonyms

advertise, annunciate, blare, blaze, blazon, broadcast, announce, enunciate, flash, give out, herald, placard, post, proclaim, promulgate, publicize, publish, release, sound, trumpet

Antonyms

deny, gainsay

Related Words

bark, call (off or out), cry; bill, billboard, bulletin, gazette [chiefly British]; knell, ring, toll; blurb, feature, pitch, plug, promote, puff; disseminate, spread; disclose, divulge, introduce, kithe [chiefly Scottish], manifest, report, reveal, show; advise, apprise, hand down, inform, notify; communicate, impart, intimate

Near Antonyms

conceal, hush (up), silence, suppress, withhold; recall, recant, retract, revoke

Synonym Discussion of DECLARE

declare, announce, proclaim, promulgate mean to make known publicly. declare implies explicitness and usually formality in making known <the referee declared the contest a draw>. announce implies the declaration of something for the first time <announced their engagement at a party>. proclaim implies declaring clearly, forcefully, and authoritatively <the president proclaimed a national day of mourning>. promulgate implies the proclaiming of a dogma, doctrine, or law <promulgated an edict of religious toleration>.

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