English > declare: 8 senses > verb 1, communication| Meaning | state emphatically and authoritatively. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE |
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| Example | "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with" |
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| Narrower | account, answer for | Furnish a justifying analysis or explanation |
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| affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear | To declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true |
| condemn | declare or judge unfit for use or habitation |
| consecrate, bless, hallow, sanctify | Render holy by means of religious rites |
| count out | declare the loser |
| decree | issue a decree |
| opine, speak up, speak out, animadvert, sound off | Express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation / hesitation |
| plead | Enter a plea, as in courts of law |
| proclaim, exclaim, promulgate | state or announce |
| profess | confess one's faith in, or allegiance to |
| profess | state freely |
| promise, assure | make a promise or commitment |
| promise | promise to undertake or give |
| propose, suggest, advise | make a proposal, declare a plan for something |
| sentence, condemn, doom | pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law |
| swear, depose, depone | make a deposition |
| take the Fifth, take the Fifth Amendment | refuse to testify by invoking the Fifth Amendment, which states that nobody may be forced to testify as a witness against himself or herself |
| testify, attest, take the stand, bear witness | Give testimony in a court of law |
| Broader | state, say, tell | Express in words / words |
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| Spanish | declarar, manifestar, revelar |
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| Catalan | declarar, manifestar, revelar |
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| Adjectives | declarative, declaratory | relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration |
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| Nouns | declaration | a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written) |
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English > declare: 8 senses > verb 4, communication| Meaning | declare to be. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something Adjective/Noun; Somebody ----s somebody something |
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| Example | "She was declared incompetent" |
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| Synonyms | adjudge, hold |
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| Narrower | admit, acknowledge | declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of |
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| bastardize, bastardise | declare a child to be illegitimate |
| beatify | declare (a dead person) to be blessed |
| call | declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee |
| cancel, strike down | declare null and void |
| canonize, canonise, saint | declare (a dead person) to be a saint |
| certify | declare legally insane |
| formalize, formalise | make formal or official |
| pronounce, label, judge | pronounce judgment on |
| superannuate | declare to be obsolete |
| Broader | evaluate, pass judgment, judge | form a critical opinion of |
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| Spanish | adjudicar, declarar, estimar, juzgar, revelar |
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| Catalan | declarar, estimar, judicar, jutjar, revelar |
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| Adjectives | declarative | relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration |
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