declare meaning and definition

DECLARE verb

Definition of 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"
   • synonyms: 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"
   • synonyms: adjudge, hold
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"