declare
To assert or announce formally, officially, explicitly, or emphatically.
Example
“He declared him innocent.”
Other meanings
To inform government customs or taxation officials of goods one is importing or of income, expenses, or other circumstances affecting one's taxes.
To show one's cards in order to score.
Related words
- declarement
- foredeclare
- misdeclare
- predeclare
- redeclare
- undeclare
- nondeclaring
- aforedeclared
- declarable
- declare against
- declarant
- declaration
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "dēclārō" (to make clear).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “declare” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.