declare
v 1: state clearly: "He stated his name"
2: announce 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" [syn: {adjudge}, {hold}]
5: make known to the public information that was previously
known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a
secret; "The aution house would not disclose the price at
which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal
how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news
to her" [syn: {disclose}, {let on}, {bring out}, {reveal},
{discover}, {expose}, {divulge}, {impart}, {break}, {give
away}, {let out}]
6: authorize payments of: "declare dividends"
7: make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs
official; "Do you have anything to declare?"