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Definition of Declare

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 one's self; -- often with for or against; as, victory declares against the allies.
  6. To state the plaintiff's cause of action at law in a legal form; as, the plaintiff declares in trespass.

Declare Quotations

I declare to you that woman must not depend upon the protection of man, but must be taught to protect herself, and there I take my stand.
Susan B. Anthony

I have nothing to declare except my genuis.
Oscar Wilde

We should declare war on North Vietnam. We could pave the whole country and put parking strips on it, and still be home by Christmas.
Ronald Reagan

Stand upright, speak thy thoughts, declare The truth thou hast, that all may share; Be bold, proclaim it everywhere: They only live who dare.
Voltaire

We must declare ourselves, become known; allow the world to discover this subterranean life of ours which connects kings and farm boys, artists and clerks. Let them see that the important thing is not the object of love, but the emotion itself.
Gore Vidal
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Declare Translations

declare in Afrikaans is verklaar
declare in Dutch is declareren
declare in German is anmelden, vereinbaren
declare in Italian is dichiarare, addaziare, estrinsecare
declare in Latin is denuncio, ostendo, loquor, clamo, eloquor, edico
declare in Spanish is elucidar, aduanar, exteriorizar, notificar

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