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declare

/ declare /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
state firmly
"He declared that he was innocent"
Type of:
affirm verify assert
Derived:
asserter declarer affirmer asseverator avower
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something ----s somebody
verb Sense 2
declare to be
"She was declared incompetent"
"judge held that the defendant was innocent"
Type of:
judge
Kinds of:
admit acknowledge superannuate bastardize bastardise
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody's (body part) ----s
verb Sense 3
proclaim one''s support, sympathy, or opinion for or against
"His wife declared at once for moving to the West Coast"
Type of:
proclaim exclaim promulgate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 4
state emphatically and authoritatively
"He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"
Type of:
state say tell
Kinds of:
plead profess condemn consecrate bless
Derived:
declaration
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something ----s somebody
verb Sense 5
make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official
"Do you have anything to declare?"
Type of:
state say tell
Derived:
declaration
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 6
designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand
Type of:
play
Derived:
contractor declarer contract declaration
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
bridge
verb Sense 7
authorize payments of
"declare dividends"
Type of:
authorize authorise pass
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 8
announce publicly or officially
"The President declared war"
Type of:
state say tell
Kinds of:
promulgate nolle prosequi nolle pros nol. pros.
Derived:
announcement proclamation annunciation declaration promulgation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
73%
Sense Count
8
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
50
Times Searched
2
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affirm verify assert judge admit acknowledge superannuate bastardize bastardise proclaim exclaim promulgate