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