Verb

• S: (v) declare (state emphatically and authoritatively) "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"
• S: (v) announce, declare (announce publicly or officially) "The President declared war"
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• S: (v) declare (state firmly) "He declared that he was innocent"
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• S: (v) declare, adjudge, hold (declare to be) "She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent"
• S: (v) declare (authorize payments of) "declare dividends"
• S: (v) declare (designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand)
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• S: (v) play (put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game) "He is playing his cards close to his chest"; "The Democrats still have some cards to play before they will concede the electoral victory"
• S: (v) pitch (lead (a card) and establish the trump suit)
• S: (v) cover (play a higher card than the one previously played) "Smith covered again"
• S: (v) declare (designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand)
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• S: (v) declare (make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official) "Do you have anything to declare?"
• S: (v) declare (proclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against) "His wife declared at once for moving to the West Coast"