Declare
 

declare
verb1.state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"2.announce publicly or officially; "The President declared war"[syn: announce]3.state firmly; "He declared that he was innocent"4.declare to be; "She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent"5.authorize payments of; "declare dividends"6.designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand7.make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official; "Do you have anything to declare?"8.proclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against; "His wife declared at once for moving to the West Coast"