verb

declare

dih-KLEH-uh

verb

To state something formally, publicly, or emphatically.

"The judge declared the defendant not guilty."

"She declared her intention to run for office."

To formally report goods, income, or belongings to customs or tax authorities.

"Do you have anything to declare at customs?"

How to Use Declare

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishTo announce something formally or officially, or to report something to the authorities.

Common pairings

declare war declare independence declare goods at customs declare one's love

Word Forms

declared past tense, declare plural, declared plural, declares singular, declare singular, declared singular, declarest singular, declaredst singular, declareth singular

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Etymology

From Latin declarare, "to make clear" — from de- (intensifier) + clarus, "clear."

Synonyms

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Antonyms

deinitialize dissolve

Related Words

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Rhymes for declare

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