Dictionary - declare

Dictionary Results for declare

1. declare - verb

· state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"

Hypernym(s): state, say, tell

2. declare - verb

· announce publicly or officially; "The President declared war"

Synonym(s): announce

Hypernym(s): state, say, tell

3. declare - verb

· state firmly; "He declared that he was innocent"

4. declare - verb

· declare to be; "She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent"

Synonym(s): adjudge, hold

5. declare - verb

· authorize payments of; "declare dividends"

6. declare - verb

· designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand

Hypernym(s): play

7. declare - verb

· make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official; "Do you have anything to declare?"

Hypernym(s): state, say, tell

8. declare - verb

· proclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against; "His wife declared at once for moving to the West Coast"