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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Nelson Mandela declared that the mentality of revenge destroys nations, while the mentality of forgiveness builds them.

From Salon

The interim government has declared a day of national mourning on Saturday.

From BBC

Days after taking office, he signed an executive order declaring: “There is little time left to avoid setting the world on a dangerous, potentially catastrophic, climate trajectory.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The interim government declared a day of national mourning on Saturday.

From BBC

Ubaldo Vitali declares gold to be “vulgar,” and the silver upon which he performs his sorcery to be the most beautiful precious metal in the world, one that reflects light like no other.

From The Wall Street Journal

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