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To make clear, explain, interpret.obsoletetransitive
- Then answered Peter and sayd to him: declare unto us thys parable.
- To declare this a little, vve muſt aſſume, that the Surfaces of all ſuch Bodies, […] are exactly ſmooth only in a popular, or at moſt in a Phyſical ſenſe, but not in a ſtrict and rigid ſenſe.
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To assert or announce formally, officially, explicitly, or emphatically.intransitivetransitive
- He declared him innocent.
- declare bankruptcy
- 3
To inform government customs or taxation officials of goods one is importing or of income, expenses, or other circumstances affecting one's taxes.transitive
- The prosecution has introduced evidence, including canceled checks, to show that the judge failed to declare part of his income.
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To show one's cards in order to score.
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For a constituency in an election to officially announce the resultintransitive
- Houghton and Sunderland South was the first constituency to declare in the 2015 general election.
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The decision of the captain to let the bowling side bat in test cricket to save time without being all out.
- He declared at 689-7.
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To explicitly establish the existence of (a variable, function, etc.) without necessarily describing its content.transitive
- The counter "i" was declared as an integer.
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To declare war.slang
- France declared on me, I'm finished!
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To state that a thing shall happen or affirm a condition in the hopes of seeing it happen spiritually, in contrast to prayer which takes the form of a request.
- He prayed to God "please heal my sister", while she declared "I am healed in Jesus' name".
syn. assert · asseverate · attest · aver · avouch · avow · certify · claim · confirm · construct · declare · define
ant. deinitialize · dissolve