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8 dictionary results for: De Clare
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
de·clare       [di-klair] Pronunciation Key verb, -clared, -clar·ing.
–verb (used with object)
1.to make known or state clearly, esp. in explicit or formal terms: to declare one's position in a controversy.
2.to announce officially; proclaim: to declare a state of emergency; to declare a winner.
3.to state emphatically: He declared that the allegation was a lie.
4.to manifest; reveal; show: Her attendance at the rally declared her political allegiance.
5.to make due statement of, esp. goods for duty or income for taxation.
6.to make (a dividend) payable.
7.Bridge. to bid (a trump suit or no-trump).
–verb (used without object)
8.to make a declaration.
9.to proclaim oneself (usually fol. by for or against): He declared against the proposal.
10.Cricket. (of a team) to surrender a turn at bat in an innings before ten players are put out.
[Origin: 1275–1325; ME declaren < L déclārāre to explain, equiv. to dé- de- + clārāre to make clear (clār(us) clear + -āre inf. suffix)]

—Related forms
de·clar·a·ble, adjective

—Synonyms 3. aver, asseverate, state. Declare, affirm, assert, protest imply making something known emphatically, openly, or formally. To declare is to make known, sometimes in the face of actual or potential contradiction: to declare someone the winner of a contest. To affirm is to make a statement based on one's reputation for knowledge or veracity, or so related to a generally recognized truth that denial is not likely: to affirm the necessity of high standards. To assert is to state boldly, usually without other proof than personal authority or conviction: to assert that the climate is changing. To protest is to affirm publicly, as if in the face of doubt: to protest that a newspaper account is misleading. 4. disclose, publish.
—Antonyms 3. deny.
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
de·clare       (dĭ-klâr')  Pronunciation Key 
v.   de·clared, de·clar·ing, de·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.


[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 in Indo-European roots).]

de·clar'a·ble adj., de·clar'er n.
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
declare 
c.1325, from L. declarare "make clear," from de- intensive prefix + clarare "clarify," from clarus "clear."

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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declare

verb
1. state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with" 
2. announce publicly or officially; "The President declared war" [syn: announce] 
3. state firmly; "He declared that he was innocent" 
4. declare to be; "She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent" 
5. authorize payments of; "declare dividends" 
6. designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand 
7. make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official; "Do you have anything to declare?" 
8. proclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against; "His wife declared at once for moving to the West Coast" 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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declare

To authorize a dividend formally.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms for Today's Investor by David L. Scott.
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: de·clare
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: de·clared; de·clar·ing
1 : to make known formally, officially, or explicitly <declaring who shall then act as President —U.S. Constitution amendment XX>
2 a : to make a full statement of (one's taxable property) declare some of his income> b : to state the value of (one's taxable or dutiable property) <declared the diamond earrings>
3 : to make payable <declare dividends> —de·clar·er noun

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Declare

De*clare"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Declared; p. pr. & vb. n. Declaring.] [F. d['e]clarer, from L. declarare; de + clarare to make clear, clarus, clear, bright. See Clear.]

1. To make clear; to free from obscurity. [Obs.] "To declare this a little." --Boyle.

2. To make known by language; to communicate or manifest explicitly and plainly in any way; to exhibit; to publish; to proclaim; to announce.

This day I have begot whom I declare My only Son. --Milton.

The heavens declare the glory of God. --Ps. xix. 1.

3. To make declaration of; to assert; to affirm; to set forth; to avow; as, he declares the story to be false.

I the Lord . . . declare things that are right. --Isa. xlv. 19.

4. (Com.) To make full statement of, as goods, etc., for the purpose of paying taxes, duties, etc.

To declare off, to recede from an agreement, undertaking, contract, etc.; to renounce.

To declare one's self, to avow one's opinion; to show openly what one thinks, or which side he espouses.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Declare

De*clare"\, v. i. 1. To make a declaration, or an open and explicit avowal; to proclaim one's self; -- often with for or against; as, victory declares against the allies.

Like fawning courtiers, for success they wait, And then come smiling, and declare for fate. --Dryden.

2. (Law) To state the plaintiff's cause of action at law in a legal form; as, the plaintiff declares in trespass.

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