Declare Definition
dĭ-klâr
declared, declares, declaring
verb
declared, declares, declaring
To make clearly known; state or announce openly, formally, etc.
Webster's New World
To show or reveal.
Webster's New World
To say positively or emphatically.
Webster's New World
To make a declaration.
Webster's New World
To make a statement, or account, of (taxable goods), as at customs.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
idiom
declare war
- To state formally the intention to carry on armed hostilities against.
- To state one's intent to suppress or eradicate:
declared war on drug dealing in the neighborhood.
American Heritage
declare oneself
- to state strongly one's opinion
- to reveal one's true character, identity, etc.
Webster's New World
I do declare!
- I am surprised, startled, etc.
Webster's New World
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Declare
- declare war
- declare oneself
- I do declare!
Origin of Declare
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Middle English declaren from Old French declarer from Latin dēclārāre dē- intensive pref. de– clārāre to make clear (from clārus clear kelə-2 in Indo-European roots)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Old French declarer, from Latin dēclārāre (“to make clear”), from de- + clārus (“clear”).
From Wiktionary
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