declare


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?"