Verbs

(v)declarestate emphatically and authoritatively“He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with”
(v)announce, declareannounce publicly or officially“The President declared war”
(v)declarestate firmly“He declared that he was innocent”
(v)declare, adjudge, holddeclare to be“She was declared incompetent”, “judge held that the defendant was innocent”
(v)declareauthorize payments of“declare dividends”
(v)declaredesignate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand
(v)declaremake a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official“Do you have anything to declare?”
(v)declareproclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against“His wife declared at once for moving to the West Coast”