Definition of declare
- v. t. - To make clear; to free from obscurity.
- v. t. - To make known by language; to communicate or manifest
explicitly and plainly in any way; to exhibit; to publish; to proclaim;
to announce.
- v. t. - To make declaration of; to assert; to affirm; to set
forth; to avow; as, he declares the story to be false.
- v. t. - To make full statement of, as goods, etc., for the
purpose of paying taxes, duties, etc.
- v. i. - 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.
- v. i. - To state the plaintiff's cause of action at law in a
legal form; as, the plaintiff declares in trespass.