declare B1 Topic:Communication Also spelled Clah US /dɪˈklɛɚ/ UK /dɪˈklɛə/ See IPA manual Freq #5248 Meanings 1 verb To announce something publicly or officially. The President declared war on the neighbouring country. 2 verb To say something firmly and clearly. They declared that they were completely innocent. 3 verb To tell customs officials about goods you are bringing into a country. Do you have anything to declare? Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to announce something... announce 2 verb · to say something firmly and... state More assertasseverateattestaveravouchavowcertifyclaimconfirmconstructdefinedepone ↔ Opposites deinitializedissolve Word family Forms declareddeclaresdeclaring Derived forms aforedeclareddeclarabledeclarantdeclarationdeclarativedeclaratorydeclarementdeclarerforedeclareforward-declaremisdeclarenondeclaring Common collocations declare war Verb + noun Etymology AI details From Middle English declaren, from Old French declarer, from Latin dēclārō (“to make clear”), from dē- + clārus (“clear”). declaren Middle English declarer Old French dēclārō Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Communication External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # declare **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /dɪˈklɛɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /dɪˈklɛə/ **Frequency rank:** 5248 ## Meanings 1. To announce something publicly or officially. 2. To say something firmly and clearly. 3. To tell customs officials about goods you are bringing into a country. ## Examples - The President declared war on the neighbouring country. - They declared that they were completely innocent. - Do you have anything to declare? ## Synonyms - assert - asseverate - attest - aver - avouch - avow - certify - claim - confirm - construct - define - depone ## Antonyms - deinitialize - dissolve ## Derived Forms - aforedeclared - declarable - declarant - declaration - declarative - declaratory - declarement - declarer - foredeclare - forward-declare - misdeclare - nondeclaring ## Roots and Affixes - Root: declaren - Root: declarer - Root: dēclārō ## Etymology From Middle English declaren, from Old French declarer, from Latin dēclārō (“to make clear”), from dē- + clārus (“clear”). ## AI Etymology declare comes from Middle English declaren, from Old French declarer, from Latin dēclārō (“to make clear”), from dē- + clārus (“clear”). The historical chain includes Middle English declaren, Old French declarer, Latin dēclārō. Current senses include to announce something publicly or officially and to say something firmly and clearly. English relatives and later formations include aforedeclared, declarable, declarant. ## Topics - Communication markdown