v.
Pronunciation: di- ' kler
Function: verb
Inflected Form: 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 < declare s 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 \ - ' kler- ə -b ə l \ 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>. synonym see in addition ASSERT