declare

[dih-klair] / dɪˈklɛər /

VERB

make known clearly or officially

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acknowledge advocate affirm announce argue assert claim confirm disclose inform insist maintain proclaim reaffirm repeat reveal stress tell

STRONG

advance allege attest aver avow blaze certify cite confess contend convey demonstrate enunciate manifest notify pass profess promulgate pronounce propound publish reassert render show sound state swear testify validate vouch

WEAK

allegate asseverate be positive bring forward give out put forward set forth

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conceal contradict deny forget hide ignore oppose repudiate suppress veto withhold

STRONG

abandon confuse disavow disown fail mumble obscure refuse reject renounce retreat take

WEAK

disclaim retract

VERB

claim as possession

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acknowledge admit disclose indicate reveal

STRONG

avouch avow confess convey divulge impart manifest notify own profess represent state swear

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conceal hide refuse

STRONG

deny disavow disown keep repudiate secrete withhold

WEAK

disclaim retract

Example Sentences

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Aluminium Bahrain halted shipments, and Qatalum declared force majeure, disrupting Middle East aluminum output.

From The Wall Street Journal

Under the Constitution, only Congress has the power to declare war.

From Barron's

"So, I'm back!" the 25-year-old declared to the London crowd, who responded with adulation.

From BBC

This allowed the lender to declare its first dividend in more than a decade, boost the value of its stock and pursue the takeover of investment bank Mediobanca and win over its shareholders.

From The Wall Street Journal

Weeks earlier, Sudan's prime minister had declared 2026 would be "the year of peace".

From BBC

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