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| de·clare [ di klér ] (past and past participle de·clared, present participle de·clar·ing, 3rd person present singular de·clares) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb announce something clearly or loudly: to state something in a plain, open, or emphatic way
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2. transitive verb state something formally or officially: to make an official or public announcement about somebody or something, especially on a legal or medical matter
  The doctors declared her fit to work.
The chairperson declared the meeting open.
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3. transitive verb reveal something as taxable: to inform customs or tax authorities about goods on which duty is owed or about income that is taxable
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4. transitive verb announce action or status: to make an official statement that a particular course of action or status is in effect
to declare independence
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5. intransitive verb make decision known: to announce a choice or decision formally and publicly
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formal
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declared for the presidency
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6. de·clare your·self vr propose marriage: to make a formal or open statement of love for and a wish to marry somebody
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archaic
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7. transitive and intransitive verb card games say which suit is trumps: in bridge, to announce to the other players the suit that will be trumps for the hand or that there will be no trump suit
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8. transitive and intransitive verb card games lay cards on table: in a card game such as bezique, to show that you have a specific score by displaying the cards face up on the table and claiming your score
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| [14th century. < Latin declarare "make clear" < clarus "clear"] |
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| de·clar·a·ble adjective |
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declare war
1. to make a formal public announcement that the country represented is now at war with another country and will begin military action against it
"Older men declare war, but it is the youth that must fight and die."(Herbert HooverSpeech, Republican National ConventionJune 27, 1944)
2. to begin a fierce campaign to get rid of or defeat something, or start fighting it in earnest
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