declare

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verb

1. state emphatically and authoritatively (Freq. 33)
- He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with
• Derivationally related forms:
declarative, declaratory, declaration
• Hypernyms:
state, say, tell
• Hyponyms:
plead, profess, condemn, consecrate, bless,
hallow, sanctify, account, answer for, propose, suggest,
advise, promise, assure, take the Fifth, take the Fifth Amendment, sentence,
doom, proclaim, exclaim, promulgate, affirm, verify,
assert, avow, aver, swan, swear, depose,
depone, testify, attest, take the stand, bear witness, decree,
opine, speak up, speak out, animadvert, sound off, count out
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
2. announce publicly or officially (Freq. 13)
- The President declared war
• Syn:
announce
• Derivationally related forms:
declarative, declaration, annunciatory (for: announce), announcement (for: announce), announcer (for: announce)
• Hypernyms:
state, say, tell
• Hyponyms:
promulgate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- They declare that there was a traffic accident
3. state firmly (Freq. 11)
- He declared that he was innocent
• Derivationally related forms:
declarative, declaratory, declarer
• Hypernyms:
affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver,
swan, swear
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
4. declare to be (Freq. 9)
- She was declared incompetent
- judge held that the defendant was innocent
• Syn:
adjudge, hold
• Derivationally related forms:
declarative
• Hypernyms:
evaluate, pass judgment, judge
• Hyponyms:
admit, acknowledge, superannuate, bastardize, bastardise,
certify, call, beatify, canonize, canonise, saint,
saint, label, judge, cancel, strike down,
formalize, formalise
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something Adjective/Noun
- Somebody ----s somebody something
5. authorize payments of (Freq. 1)
- declare dividends
• Hypernyms:
authorize, authorise, pass, clear
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
6. designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand
• Derivationally related forms:
declarer, declaration
• Topics:
bridge
• Hypernyms:
play
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
7. make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official
- Do you have anything to declare?
• Derivationally related forms:
declaration
• Hypernyms:
state, say, tell
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
8. proclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against
- His wife declared at once for moving to the West Coast
• Hypernyms:
proclaim, exclaim, promulgate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  adjudge, hold, announce