Main Entry: de·clare

Pronunciation: \di-ˈkler\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): de·clared; de·clar·ing

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

Date: 14th century

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

synonyms 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>.

synonyms see in addition assert