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Declare

/dɪˈkleə/

To make clear, explain, interpret.

📖 Definitions of "Declare"

verb
  1. 1

    To make clear, explain, interpret.

  2. 2

    To make a declaration.

  3. 3

    To show one's cards in order to score.

  4. 4

    To announce one’s support, choice, opinion, etc.

    "He declared him innocent."

🔄 Synonyms of "Declare"

14 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

WordDefinition
impartverb(transitive) To make known; to show (by speech, writing etc.).
breakverb(ergative, transitive, intransitive) To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly.
divulgeverb(transitive) To make public or known; to communicate to the public; to tell (information, especially a secret) so that it may become generally known.
holdverb(transitive) To grasp or grip.
revealverb(transitive) To uncover; to show and display that which was hidden.
exposeverb(transitive) To reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce (to).
discloseverb(transitive, occasionally intransitive) To expose to the knowledge of others; to make known; state openly; reveal (something).
announceverb(transitive) To give public notice of, especially for the first time; to make known.
bring outverbTo elicit, evoke, or emphasize (a particular quality).
give awayverb(transitive) To make a gift of (something).
let outverb(transitive) To release.
adjudgeverbTo award judicially; to assign.
let onverb(idiomatic) to reveal or indicate, especially unintentionally or against one's wishes
discoververb(transitive) To find or learn something for the first time.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Declare"

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WordDefinition
divulgeverb(transitive) To make public or known; to communicate to the public; to tell (information, especially a secret) so that it may become generally known.
discoververb(transitive) To find or learn something for the first time.
announceverb(transitive) To give public notice of, especially for the first time; to make known.
impartverb(transitive) To make known; to show (by speech, writing etc.).
bring outverbTo elicit, evoke, or emphasize (a particular quality).
give awayverb(transitive) To make a gift of (something).
exposeverb(transitive) To reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce (to).
adjudgeverbTo award judicially; to assign.
discloseverb(transitive, occasionally intransitive) To expose to the knowledge of others; to make known; state openly; reveal (something).
holdverb(transitive) To grasp or grip.
let outverb(transitive) To release.
let onverb(idiomatic) to reveal or indicate, especially unintentionally or against one's wishes
breakverb(ergative, transitive, intransitive) To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly.
revealverb(transitive) To uncover; to show and display that which was hidden.
explainverb(transitive) To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of.
notifiable(medicine, of a disease) About which the authorities must be notified.
notifyverb(transitive) To give (someone) notice (of some event).
indicateverb(transitive, sometimes with 'of') To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known.
decideverb(ambitransitive) To resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle.
statedExpressed in a statement; uttered or written.

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