declare

v., -clared, -clar·ing, -clares.

v.tr.

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.

v.intr.

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

idiom:

declare war

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

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

declarable de·clar'a·ble adj.
declarer de·clar'er n.

In general: to announce something.

Finance: to authorize the payment of a Dividend on a specified date, an act of the board of directors of a corporation. Once declared, a dividend becomes an obligation of the issuing corporation.

Import: to make a statement to a customs officer of goods imported.

Taxation: to include income on a tax return.

verb

1. To bring to public notice or make known publicly: advertise, announce, annunciate, broadcast, proclaim, promulgate, publish. See knowledge/ignorance, words.
2. To put into words positively and with conviction: affirm, allege, argue, assert, asseverate, aver, avouch, avow, claim, contend, hold, maintain, say, state. Idioms: have it. See affirm/deny/argue.
3. To put into words: articulate, communicate, convey, express, say, state, talk, tell, utter, vent, verbalize, vocalize, voice. Idioms: givetongueventvoiceto. See words.

v

Definition: claim as possession
Antonyms: deny, disclaim

v

Definition: make known clearly or officially
Antonyms: deny, disavow, retract

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IN BRIEF: To officially announce or make known; to say or state strongly and firmly.

The long battle began immediately after the two countries declared war on each other.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - erklære, stemple, fastslå, deklarere, lukke, melde, vise
v. intr. - vælge side

idioms:

• declare against    vælge side imod, tage parti imod
• declare for    vælge side for, tage parti for
• declare oneself    sige sin mening

Nederlands (Dutch)
verklaren, uitroepen, afkondigen, stelling nemen, aangeven, (zijn innings) sluiten (cricket)

Français (French)
v. tr. - (Fin) déclarer, proclamer (des résultats), se déclarer, se prononcer, prendre parti
v. intr. - déclarer, (US, Pol) présenter sa candidature

idioms:

• declare against    se déclarer contre
• declare for    se déclarer pour
• declare oneself    se déclarer, prendre parti

Deutsch (German)
v. - erklären, bekanntgeben, eingestehen, verzollen

idioms:

• declare against    sich gegen etwas/jdn. erklären
• declare for    sich für etwas/jdn. erklären
• declare oneself    sich erklären, sich zu erkennen geben

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - δηλώνω (επισήμως ή ρητώς), διακηρύσσω, κηρύσσω, (οικον.) δηλώνω (αντικείμενο φορολογίας ή δασμολόγησης)

idioms:

• declare against    τάσσομαι/κηρύσσομαι εναντίον
• declare for    συντάσσομαι με, εκδηλώνομαι υπέρ
• declare oneself    κηρύσσομαι, τάσσομαι (υπέρ ή κατά)

Italiano (Italian)
dichiarare, annunciare, proclamare

idioms:

• declare for/against    dichiararsi pro/contro
• declare oneself    dichiararsi

Português (Portuguese)
v. - declarar

idioms:

• declare for/against    pronunciar-se a favor/contra
• declare oneself    declarar-se

Русский (Russian)
объявлять, заявлять, декларировать

idioms:

• declare for/against    высказаться за/против
• declare oneself    высказаться

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - manifestar, anunciar, notificar, proclamar, declarar
v. intr. - realizar una declaración, proclamarse, rendirse (en el Cricket)

idioms:

• declare against    pronunciarse en contra de
• declare for    pronunciarse a favor de
• declare oneself    declararse, manifestarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förklara, tillkännage, deklarera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
断言, 宣布, 宣称, 声明, 表示

idioms:

• declare against    表态反对
• declare for    声明赞成
• declare oneself    发表自己的看法

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 斷言, 宣佈, 宣稱
v. intr. - 聲明, 表示

idioms:

• declare against    表態反對
• declare for    聲明贊成
• declare oneself    發表自己的看法

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 선포하다, ~를 드러내다, (과세품을) 신고하다
v. intr. - 선언하다, (크리켓) 중도에서 그 회의 종료를 선언하다

idioms:

• declare against    ~에 대해 선전 포고하다, ~에 대해 반대를 표명하다
• declare for    ~에 대해 찬성을 표명하다
• declare oneself    소신을 말하다, 신분을 드러내다, 정식 당원으로 등록하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 宣言する, 布告する, 断言する, 言明する, 申告する, 発表する

idioms:

• declare for/against    賛成を表明する
• declare oneself    所信を述べる, 愛を告白する, 求婚する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يصرح بشئ بشكل رسمي, يعلن, يؤكد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הצהיר, הכריז, אמר‬
v. intr. - ‮צידד ב-‬

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