declare

/dɪklˈe‍ə/

/dɪˈkɫɛɹ/

to declare

MAIN VERB

to officially tell people something

synonyms : announce

state emphatically and authoritatively

state firmly

declare to be

synonyms : adjudge

authorize payments of

make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official

proclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against

designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand

Examples

1. The government declared a state of emergency because of the drought.

2. I need to declare a conflict of interest here - one of the candidates for the job is a friend of mine.

3. We critics variously declared the show brilliant, the cat's pyjamas, breathtaking, and unmissable.

4. The election was declared null and void.