declare (
http://definr.com/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 auction 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?"