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Synonyms
de·clare (dĭ-klâŕ)

[Middle English declaren, from Old French declarer, from Latin dēclārāre, dē-, intensive pref.; see de–, + clārāre, to make clear (from clārus, clear; see kelə-2).]

verb: -clared, -clar·ing, -clares. 

transitive verb 

  1. To make known formally or officially. See synonyms at announce
  2. To state emphatically or authoritatively; affirm.
  3. To reveal or make manifest; show.
  4. To make a full statement of (dutiable goods, for example).
  5. Games To designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand in bridge.

intransitive verb 

  1. To make a declaration.
  2. To proclaim one's support, choice, opinion, or resolution.

idioms

declare war
To state formally the intention to carry on armed hostilities against. To state one's intent to suppress or eradicate: declared war on drug dealing in the neighborhood.

derivatives

de·claŕa·ble
adjective
de·claŕer
noun