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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary de·clare (de·clared ; de·clar·ing) ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French declarer, from Latin declarare, from de- + clarare to make visible, from clarus clear — more at clear DATE 14th century transitive verb 1. to make known formally, officially, or explicitly 2. obsolete : to make clear 3. to make evident : show 4. to state emphatically : affirm declares his innocence 5. to make a full statement of (one's taxable or dutiable property) 6. a. to announce (as a trump suit) in a card game b. meld 7. to make payable declare a dividend intransitive verb 1. to make a declaration 2. to avow one's opinion or support 3. to announce one's intentions (as to run for political office) declared for mayor Synonyms. declare , announce , proclaim , promulgate mean to make known publicly. declare implies explicitness and usually formality in making known the referee declared the contest a draw announce implies the declaration of something for the first time announced their engagement at a party proclaim implies declaring clearly, forcefully, and authoritatively the president proclaimed a national day of mourning promulgate implies the proclaiming of a dogma, doctrine, or law promulgated an edict of religious toleration Synonym: see in addition assert .English Etymology declare early 14c., from L. declarare "make clear," from de- intensive prefix + clarare "clarify," from clarus "clear." Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ declare de·clare / di5kleE(r); NAmE di5kler / verb1. to say sth officially or publicly 公布；宣布；宣告: ▪ [VN] The government has declared a state of emergency. 政府已宣布进入紧急状态。 Germany declared war on France on 1 August 1914. 德意志在 1914 年 8 月 1 日向法国宣战。 The government has declared war on (= officially stated its intention to stop) illiteracy. 政府已宣布要扫除文盲。 ▪ [V that] The court declared that strike action was illegal. 法庭宣判罢工为非法。 ▪ [VN-N] The area has been declared a national park. 这地区已公布为国家公园。 ▪ [VN to inf] The painting was declared to be a forgery. 这幅画被判定为贋品。 ▪ [VN-ADJ] The contract was declared void. 这份合同被宣布无效。 I declare this bridge open. 我宣布大桥正式启用。 2. to state sth firmly and clearly 表明；宣称；断言: ▪ [V speech] 'I'll do it!' Tom declared. "让我来！"汤姆果断地说。 ▪ [V that] He declared that he was in love with her. 他声称他已爱上她。 ▪ [VN] Few people dared to declare their opposition to the regime. 很少有人敢宣称他们反对这个政权。 ▪ [VN-ADJ] She declared herself extremely hurt by his lack of support. 她说自己非常伤心,因为他没有得到支持。 ▪ [also VN-N] 3. [VN] to tell the tax authorities how much money you have earned 申报(收益): All income must be declared. 所有收益必须申报。 4. [VN] to tell customs officers (= at the border of a country) that you are carrying goods on which you should pay tax 申报(应纳税品): Do you have anything to declare? 你有什么要申报的吗？ 5. [V] (in cricket 板球) to decide to end your innings (= the period during which your team is batting ) before all your players have batted (在击球员还未全部出局时)宣布结束赛局,宣布停止击球 PHRASAL VERBS ▪ de7clare a'gainst sb / sth (BrE, formal) to say publicly that you do not support sb / sth 声明反对；表示不赞成 ▪ de'clare for sb / sth (BrE, formal) to say publicly that you support sb / sth 声明支持；表示赞成 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English declare verb ADV. virtually He has virtually declared war on the right-wingers in his party. | immediately, promptly Martial law was immediately declared. | formally, officially | openly, publicly | grandly, proudly She proudly declared that she had once been introduced to the Queen. | loudly | boldly, confidently, firmly, roundly, stoutly | brightly ‘I'm as fresh as a daisy,’ he declared brightly. | solemnly | unanimously | unilaterally The communists had unilaterally declared a ceasefire. | hereby (law or formal) We, the people of Indonesia, hereby declare Indonesia's independence. PREP. to He declared his true feelings to her. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition v. Function: verb 1 to make known openly or publicly FF1C;declared his intention to run for the senateFF1E; Synonyms: advertise, announce, annunciate, blaze (abroad), blazon, broadcast, bruit (about), disseminate, proclaim, promulgate, publish, sound, toot, vend Related Words: acquaint, advise, apprise, inform, notify; communicate, impart; pronounce; disclose, discover, divulge, reveal; report Idioms: declare oneself, make public (or known) Contrasted Words: hold, hold back, keep back, reserve, withhold; recall, recant, retract, revoke 2 Synonyms: ASSERT 1, affirm, aver, avouch, avow, constate, depose, predicate, profess, protest Related Words: air, broach, express, utter, vent, ventilate, voice; acknowledge, admit, own Idioms: have one's say Contrasted Words: controvert; deny; repress, suppress; conceal, hide 3 Synonyms: SAY 1, bring out, chime in, come out (with), deliver, state, tell, throw out, utter Related Words: broach, express, voice Idioms: speak one's piece Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged de·clare \də̇ˈkla(a)](ə)r, dēˈ-, -le], ]ə\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English declaren, from Middle French declarer, from Latin declarare, from de from, away + clarare to make clear, from clarus clear, bright — more at de- , clear transitive verb 1. obsolete : to make clear : explain , interpret < I told this unto the magicians but there was none that could declare it to me — Gen 41:24 (Authorized Version) > 2. : to make known publicly, formally, or explicitly especially by language < reaffirm on this wider basis the truths which other writers … have already declared — Herbert Read > : announce, proclaim, or publish especially by a formal statement or official pronouncement < we declared rubber a strategic and critical material — W.R.Langdon > < an armistice is called, peace is declared — Harrison Forman > : communicate to others < here the results of research are presented, here the progress of knowledge is declared — Bernard De Voto > 3. : to make evident or give evidence of : serve as a means of revealing : manifest , show < a glimpse of his head in outline … declared his present state of mind — Osbert Sitwell > 4. : to make a formal acknowledgment of < declare a trust > 5. : to state emphatically < others declare that the rains on the mountain sides … caused the disaster — C.L.Jones > : affirm , assert < happy the country that has no history, declares the proverb — E.H.Collis > 6. a. : to make a full statement of or about (property subject to tax or duty) b. : to name (a taxable or dutiable item) as being in one's possession or ownership 7. : scratch 6d8. in card games a. : to make a bid or announcement naming (a trump suit or no-trump) b. : to announce or show (scoring cards) : meld 9. of a cricket team : to announce (its current unfinished innings) closed forthwith 10. : to make payable especially by vote of the directors of a corporation < declared an extra dividend for the fourth quarter > intransitive verb 1. : to make a declaration < poetry … evokes rather than merely declares — C.S.Kilby > as a. in card games (1) : call , bid (2) : meld b. of a cricket team : to declare its current unfinished innings closed forthwith 2. : to make an open and explicit avowal (as of one's opinion or support) : announce or proclaim oneself — often used with for or against < one of the first papers in New England to declare for Jackson — H.K.Beale > < declared against the ancient languages as the staple of American education — Howard M. Jones > Synonyms: announce , publish , advertise , proclaim , promulgate , broadcast : these seven verbs agree in signifying to make known openly or publicly. declare , though often used as an equivalent of say, usually suggests forthrightness or plainness, and often a certain formality, of manner or statement < the visitor declared that it was his intention to leave early > < the court declared that the interim measures of protection … had ceased to operate — Americana Annual > To announce is to declare for the first time, especially something presumably of interest < to announce one's arrival > < to announce an engagement > < to announce a new government economic policy > To publish is to make public, now generally by means of printing < they may only want to find the Monarchists in a thoroughly compromising position and publish it to the world — John Buchan > < if the national government resolves upon some drastic action at ten o'clock it publishes the decree at eleven — L.C.Douglas > To advertise in its most general sense is to call public attention to by widely circulated statements, sometimes with unpleasant publicity or extravagance of statement < deliberately advertising his willingness to make concessions — Time > < permanent residents also aided materially in advertising the territory — R.A.Billington > < to advertise one's products in newspapers, on the radio, and on television > To proclaim is to announce usually orally and loudly and with conclusiveness in a public place or to people at large < to proclaim the day a national holiday > < to proclaim the independence of the nation > < to proclaim one's innocence in the face of public disbelief > To promulgate is to make known to all concerned something that has binding force (as a dogma of the church) or something for which adherents are sought (as a theory or a doctrine) < regulations promulgated by executive order — Americana Annual > < promulgates a brand of heaven-on-earth religion — John Kobler > To broadcast is to make known in all directions over a large area, now commonly by radio or television < the book he has written to broadcast this conviction — Gordon Harrison > < to broadcast the news every hour on the hour > Synonym: see in addition assert .• - declare oneself |
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