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Declare
De-clare′
(dē̍-klâr′)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Declared
(dē̍-klârd′)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Declaring
.] 1.
To make clear; to free from obscurity.
[Obs.]
“To declare this a little.” Boyle.
2.
To make known by language; to communicate or manifest explicitly and plainly in any way; to exhibit; to publish; to proclaim; to announce.
This day I have begot whom I
My only Son.
declare
My only Son.
Milton.
The heavens
declare
the glory of God. Ps. xix. 1.
3.
To make declaration of; to assert; to affirm; to set forth; to avow;
as, he
. declares
the story to be falseI the Lord . . .
declare
things that are right. Isa. xlv. 19.
4.
(Com.)
To make full statement of, as goods, etc., for the purpose of paying taxes, duties, etc.
To declare off
, to recede from an agreement, undertaking, contract, etc.; to renounce.
– To declare one’s self
, to avow one's opinion; to show openly what one thinks, or which side he espouses.
De-clare′
,Verb.
I.
1.
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 alliesLike fawning courtiers, for success they wait,
And then come smiling, and
And then come smiling, and
declare
for fate. Dryden.
2.
(Law)
To state the plaintiff's cause of action at law in a legal form;
as, the plaintiff
. declares
in trespassWebster 1828 Edition
Declare
DECLA'RE
,Verb.
T.