declare

verb

1. 1

   state firmly

   He declared that he was innocent

2. 2

   declare to be

   She was declared incompetent

   judge held that the defendant was innocent

3. 3

   announce publicly or officially

   The President declared war

4. 4

   proclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against

   His wife declared at once for moving to the West Coast

5. 5

   state emphatically and authoritatively

   He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with

6. 6

   make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official

   Do you have anything to declare?

7. 7

   designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand

8. 8

   authorize payments of

   declare dividends