declare
[ dih-klair ]
/ dɪˈklɛər /
verb (used with object), de·clared, de·clar·ing.
verb (used without object), de·clared, de·clar·ing.
Origin of declare
synonym study for declare
3.
Declare,
affirm,
assert,
protest imply making something known emphatically, openly, or formally. To
declare is to make known, sometimes in the face of actual or potential contradiction:
to declare someone the winner of a contest.
To affirm is to make a statement based on one's reputation for knowledge or veracity, or so related to a generally recognized truth that denial is not likely:
to affirm the necessity of high standards. To
assert is to state boldly, usually without other proof than personal authority or conviction:
to assert that the climate is changing. To
protest is to affirm publicly, as if in the face of doubt:
to protest that a newspaper account is misleading.
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Example sentences from the Web for declarable
Secondly, What slender opinion the Ancients held of the efficacy of this Star, is declarable from their compute.
The Works of Sir Thomas Browne (Volume 2 of 3) |Thomas Browne
British Dictionary definitions for declarable
declare
/ (dɪˈklɛə) /
verb (mainly tr)
Derived forms of declare
declarable, adjectiveWord Origin for declare
C14: from Latin
dēclārāre to make clear, from
clārus bright, clear