declare in WordNet English dictionary

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