v. 25B6; verb
she declared her political principles : PROCLAIM, announce, state, reveal, air, voice, articulate, express, vent, set forth, publicize, broadcast; informal come out with, shout from the rooftops.
he declared that they were guilty : ASSERT, maintain, state, affirm, contend, argue, insist, hold, profess, claim, avow, swear; formal aver.
his speech declared him a gentleman : SHOW TO BE, reveal as, confirm as, prove to be, attest to someone's being.