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Meaning
Verb
●
In Talking:
To make
clear
,
explain
, interpret.
●
To
assert
or
announce
formally
,
officially
,
explicitly
, or emphatically.
●
In Card games:
To
show one's cards
in order to score.
●
In Cricket:
For the
captain
of the
batting
side
to
announce
the
innings
complete
even though
all
batsmen
have not
been dismissed.
●
In Politics:
For a
constituency
in an
election
to
officially
announce
the result
●
To
inform
government
customs
or
taxation
officials
of
goods
one is
importing
or of
income
,
expenses
, or other
circumstances
affecting
one's
taxes.
●
To make
outstanding
debts
, e.g.
taxes
, payable.
●
In Programming:
To
explicitly
establish
the
existence
of (a
variable
,
function
, etc.) without
necessarily
describing
its content.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
declare
English
déclarer
French
declarare
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Proclaim
Assert
Announce
Accept
Denounce
Prove
Acknowledge
Establish
Claim
Affirm
Designate
Consider
Recognize
Invoke
Deem
Disclose
Confirm
Define
Conclude
Admit
Recognise
Report
Assume
Reject
Verify
Submit
Certify
Demonstrate
Say
Impose
State
Specify
Show
Stipulate
Register
Approve
Revoke
Justify
Decide
Indicate
Find
Realize
Concede
Publish
Enforce
Represent
Grant
Reveal
Issue
Proclaimed
Display
File
Rule
Determine
Defend
Express
Describe
Request
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