declare

1. is a type of: say, state, tell - express in words
   subtypes:

   • plead - enter a plea, as in courts of law
   • profess - confess one's faith in, or allegiance to
   • condemn - declare or judge unfit for use or habitation
   • bless, consecrate, hallow, sanctify - render holy by means of religious rites
   • account, answer for - furnish a justifying analysis or explanation
   • advise, propose, suggest - make a proposal, declare a plan for something
   • assure, promise - make a promise or commitment
   • promise - promise to undertake or give
   • take the fifth, take the fifth amendment - refuse to testify by invoking the Fifth Amendment, which states that nobody may be forced to testify as a witness against himself or herself
   • condemn, doom, sentence - pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law
   • exclaim, proclaim, promulgate - state or announce
   • profess - state freely
   • affirm, assert, aver, avow, swan, swear, verify - to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
   • depone, depose, swear - make a deposition; declare under oath
   • attest, bear witness, take the stand, testify - give testimony in a court of law
   • decree - issue a decree
   • animadvert, opine, sound off, speak out, speak up - express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation
   • count out - declare the loser
2. is a type of: say, state, tell - express in words
   subtypes: promulgate - put a law into effect by formal declaration
   same as: announce
3. is a type of: affirm, assert, aver, avow, swan, swear, verify - to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
4. is a type of: evaluate, judge, pass judgment - form a critical opinion of
   subtypes:

   • acknowledge, admit - declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
   • superannuate - declare to be obsolete
   • bastardise, bastardize - declare a child to be illegitimate
   • certify - declare legally insane
   • call - declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee
   • beatify - declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood
   • canonise, canonize, saint - declare (a dead person) to be a saint
   • judge, label, pronounce - pronounce judgment on
   • cancel, strike down - declare null and void; make ineffective
   • formalise, formalize - make formal or official
   same as: adjudge, hold
5. is a type of: authorise, authorize, clear, pass - grant authorization or clearance for
6. referred to in: bridge - any of various card games based on whist for four players
   is a type of: play - put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game
7. is a type of: say, state, tell - express in words
8. is a type of: exclaim, proclaim, promulgate - state or announce

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