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declare verb (declared, declaring) 1 to announce something publicly or formally • declare war. 2 to say something firmly or emphatically. 3 to make known (goods on which duty must be paid, income on which tax should be paid, etc). 4 intrans, cricket to end an innings voluntarily before 10 wickets have fallen. 5 tr & intr, cards to state or show that one is holding (certain cards). declarable adj. declaration noun declaring; a formal statement or announcement. declaratorily adverb. declaratory adj making a statement or declaration. declarer noun.
ETYMOLOGY: 14c: from Latin declarare, from clarus clear.