declare
Cross references:
1. assert
de.clare \di-'kla(*)r, -'kle(*)r\ vb [ME declaren, fr. MF declarer, fr. L
declarare, fr. de-] + clarare to make clear, fr. clarus clear obs 1: to
make clear 2: to make known formally or explicitly 3: to make evident :
SHOW 4: to state emphatically : AFFIRM {~s his innocence)> 5: to make a
full statement of (one's taxable or dutiable property) 6a: to announce (as
a trump suit) in a card game 6b: MELD 7: to make payable 1: to make a
declaration 2: to avow one's support MULGATE mean to make known publicly.
DECLARE implies explicitness and usu. formality in making known; ANNOUNCE
implies the declaration for the first time of something that is of interest
or has created speculation; PUBLISH implies making public through print;
PROCLAIM implies a publishing clearly, forcefully, and authoritatively;
PROMULGATE implies the proclaiming of a dogma, doctrine, or law -
de.clar.er n SYN syn DECLARE, ANNOUNCE, PUBLISH, PROCLAIM, PRO