Declare — synonyms, definition

1. declare (Verb)

acquaint adjudge admit advertise advocate affirm allege allow announce apprise assent to assert asseverate attest aver avow betray blazon broadcast certify • • •

declare (Verb) — State emphatically and authoritatively. ex. "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"

declare (Verb) — Announce publicly or officially. ex. "The President declared war"

declare (Verb) — State firmly that something is true. ex. "He declared that he was innocent"

declare (Verb) — Judge or state to be. ex. "She was declared incompetent"

declare (Verb) — Authorize payments of. ex. "declare dividends"

declare (Verb) — (bridge) designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand.

declare (Verb) — Make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official. ex. "Do you have anything to declare?"

declare (Verb) — Proclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against. ex. "His wife declared at once for moving to the West Coast"

affirm assert authorise authorize aver avow clear evaluate exclaim judge pass pass judgment play proclaim promulgate say state swan swear tell • • • account acknowledge admit advise affirm animadvert answer for assert assure attest aver avow bastardise bastardize bear witness beatify bless call cancel canonise • • •