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Declared
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verb (used with object)
1.
to make known or state clearly, especially 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.
EXPANDto make due statement of, especially goods for duty or income for taxation.
verb (used without object)
8.
to make a declaration.
9.
to proclaim oneself (usually followed 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; Middle English declaren < Latin dēclārāre to explain, equivalent to dē- de- + clārāre to make clear (clār(us) clear + -āre infinitive suffix)
1275–1325; Middle English declaren < Latin dēclārāre to explain, equivalent to dē- de- + clārāre to make clear (clār(us) clear + -āre infinitive suffix)
Related forms
de·clar·a·ble, adjective
mis·de·clare, verb, -clared, -clar·ing.
pre·de·clare, verb (used with object), -clared, -clar·ing.
re·de·clare, verb (used with object), -clared, -clar·ing.
un·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.
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.
3. deny.
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Word Origin & History
declare
early 14c., from L. declarare "make clear," from de- intensive prefix + clarare "clarify," from clarus "clear."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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