meaning of declare
1. To make clear; to free from obscurity.
2. To make known by language; to communicate or manifest explicitly and plainly in any way; to exhibit; to publish; to proclaim; to announce.
3. To make declaration of; to assert; to affirm; to set forth; to avow; as, he declares the story to be false.
4. To make full statement of, as goods, etc. , for the purpose of paying taxes, duties, etc.
5. To make a declaration, or an open and explicit avowal; to proclaim ones self; -- often with for or against; as, victory declares against the allies.
6. To state the plaintiffs cause of action at law in a legal form; as, the plaintiff declares in trespass.
7. state firmly; "He declared that he was
">innocent"
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