declare
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- v state emphatically and authoritatively
He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with - v announce publicly or officially
The President declared war - v state firmly
He declared that he was innocent - v declare to be
She was declared incompetent - v authorize payments of
declare dividends - v designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand
- v make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official
Do you have anything to declare? - v proclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against
His wife declared at once for moving to the West Coast
- The microbrewers declare their preference for beer with taste.
- December 19 Rebel Serbs declare independence in Krajina region of Croatia.
- If he and other Kosovar leaders declare independence from Serbia as they are expected to do by January he will be the first PM of the newly sovereign state.