Verb
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proclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against
"His wife declared at once for moving to the West Coast"
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make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official
"Do you have anything to declare?"
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designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand
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authorize payments of
"declare dividends"
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declare to be
"She was declared incompetent"
"judge held that the defendant was innocent"
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state firmly
"He declared that he was innocent"
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announce publicly or officially
"The President declared war"
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state emphatically and authoritatively
"He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"