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declare
What does declare mean?
declare (verb): state emphatically and authoritatively.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use declare in a sentence?
- He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
Where does declare come from?
From Middle English declaren, from Old French declarer, from Latin dēclārō (“to make clear”), from dē- + clārus (“clear”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to declare
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “declare” mean?
to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Not quite: that's what bring means.
regard something as probable or likely
Not quite: that's what expect means.
state emphatically and authoritatively
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get something; come into possession of
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