declare+openly

  • 1declare openly — index avouch (avow), avow Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 2declare — [dē kler′, dikler′] vt. declared, declaring [ME declaren < OFr declarer < L declarare < de , intens. + clarare, to make clear < clarus, CLEAR] 1. to make clearly known; state or announce openly, formally, etc. 2. to show or reveal 3.… …

    English World dictionary

  • 3Declare — De*clare (d[ e]*kl[^a]r ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Declared} (d[ e]*kl[^a]rd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Declaring}.] [F. d[ e]clarer, from L. declarare; de + clarare to make clear, clarus, clear, bright. See {Clear}.] 1. To make clear; to free from… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 4declare — 1 Declare, announce, publish, advertise, proclaim, promulgate, broadcast (and their corresponding nouns declaration, announcement, publication, advertisement, proclamation, promulgation, broadcasting) denote to make known (or a making known)… …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 5declare — declarable, adj. /di klair /, v., declared, declaring. v.t. 1. to make known or state clearly, esp. in explicit or formal terms: to declare one s position in a controversy. 2. to announce officially; proclaim: to declare a state of emergency; to… …

    Universalium

  • 6declare — v. 1 tr. announce openly or formally (declare war; declare a dividend). 2 tr. pronounce (a person or thing) to be something (declared him to be an impostor; declared it invalid). 3 tr. (usu. foll. by that + clause) assert emphatically; state… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 7declare — de•clare [[t]dɪˈklɛər[/t]] v. clared, clar•ing 1) to make known; state clearly, esp. in explicit or formal terms 2) to announce officially; proclaim 3) to state emphatically 4) to reveal; indicate 5) to make due statement of (goods for duty,… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 8declare — verb ADVERB ▪ virtually ▪ He has virtually declared war on his own party. ▪ immediately, promptly ▪ Martial law was immediately declared. ▪ …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 9openly — adv. Openly is used with these adjectives: ↑abusive, ↑aggressive, ↑contemptuous, ↑critical, ↑defiant, ↑dismissive, ↑gay, ↑hostile, ↑opposed Openly is used with these verbs: ↑accuse, ↑ …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 10declare — verb 1》 announce solemnly or officially; make clearly known.     ↘(declare for/against) Brit. openly support or oppose.     ↘announce oneself as a candidate for an election.     ↘announce that one holds (certain combinations of cards) in a card… …

    English new terms dictionary