declare
verb(de-clare)
announce publicly or officially
Examples:
The President declared war.
declare
verb(de-clare)
declare to be
Examples:
She was declared incompetent.
declare
verb(de-clare)
authorize payments of
Examples:
Declare dividends.
declare
verb(de-clare)
designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand
declare
verb(de-clare)
make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official
Examples:
Do you have anything to declare?.
declare
verb(de-clare)
proclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against
Examples:
His wife declared at once for moving to the West Coast.
declare
verb(de-clare)
state emphatically and authoritatively
Examples:
He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with.
declare
verb(de-clare)
state firmly
Examples:
He declared that he was innocent.