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declare
- /dɪˈklɛə/ UK
- /dɪˈklɛɚ/ US
- /dəˈklɛɚ/ US
Rhymes with -ɛə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English declaren, from Old French declarer, from Latin dēclārō (“to make clear”), from dē- + clārus (“clear”).
verb declares · declaring · declared · declare
- To make clear, explain, interpret. Then answered Peter and sayd to him: declare unto us thys parable.
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To assert or announce formally, officially, explicitly, or emphatically.
He declared him innocent.
Similar: disclose, make known, announce, forerun, blare, declare, herald, impart, publish, proclaim, promulgate, promulge
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To inform government customs or taxation officials of goods one is importing or of income, expenses, or other circumstances affecting one's taxes.
The prosecution has introduced evidence, including canceled checks, to show that the judge failed to declare part of his income.
Similar: disclose, make known, divulge
- To show one's cards in order to score.
- For a constituency in an election to officially announce the result Houghton and Sunderland South was the first constituency to declare in the 2015 general election.
- The decision of the captain to let the bowling side bat in test cricket to save time without being all out. He declared at 689-7.
- To explicitly establish the existence of (a variable, function, etc.) without necessarily describing its content. The counter "i" was declared as an integer.
- To declare war. France declared on me, I'm finished!
- To state that a thing shall happen or affirm a condition in the hopes of seeing it happen spiritually, in contrast to prayer which takes the form of a request. He prayed to God "please heal my sister", while she declared "I am healed in Jesus' name".
Similar: assert, asseverate, attest, aver, avouch, avow, certify, claim, confirm, construct, declare, define, depone, dictate, disclose, inform, initialize, judge, make known, proclaim, state, swear · Opposite: deinitialize, dissolve
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: divulge, discover, announce, impart, bring out, give away, expose, adjudge, disclose, hold, let out, let on, break, reveal, explain, notifiable
Translations
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verb to make a declaration
| Español | declarar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 宣言する sengen suru |
| 中文 | 宣布 xuānbù |
| Português | declarar |
| Français | déclarer |
| Deutsch | bekanntmachen, bekanntgeben, deklarieren |
| Italiano | dichiarare |
| Ελληνικά | ανακοινώνω anakoinóno |
| Română | declara |
| Русский | деклари́ровать deklarírovatʹ, объявля́ть obʺjavljátʹ |
verb to make outstanding debts, e.g. taxes, payable.
| Deutsch | verzollen |
|---|
verb to announce one's support, choice, opinion, etc
| 한국어 | 선언하다 seoneonhada |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 宣布 xuānbù |
| Português | declarar |
| Français | déclarer |
| Deutsch | ausrufen, aussagen, erklären |
| Italiano | dichiarare |
| Română | declara |
verb to announce something formally or officially
| 中文 | 宣布 xuānbù |
|---|---|
| Português | declarar |
| Français | déclarer |
| Deutsch | bekanntmachen, bekanntgeben, deklarieren, verkünden |
| Italiano | dichiarare |
| Ελληνικά | δηλώνω dilóno |
| Română | declara |
| Русский | объявля́ть obʺjavljátʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | ban bố, ban hành, tuyên bố |
verb to affirm or state something emphatically
| 中文 | 宣布 xuānbù |
|---|---|
| Português | declarar |
| Français | déclarer |
| Deutsch | feststellen, deklarieren, erklären |
| Italiano | dichiarare |
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