de·clare (dĭ-klâr') v.
de·clared, de·clar·ing, de·clares
v.
tr.
To make known formally or officially. See Synonyms at announce.
To state emphatically or authoritatively; affirm.
To reveal or make manifest; show.
To make a full statement of (dutiable goods, for example).
Games To designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand in bridge.
v.
intr.
To make a declaration.
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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