DECLARE


Meaning of DECLARE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ di-ˈkler ]

verb

( 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 -ˈkler-ə-bəl 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 .

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.