DECLARE

Definition

1. verb state emphatically and authoritatively.
2. verb announce publicly or officially. — synonyms: announce
3. verb state firmly.
4. verb declare to be. — synonyms: adjudge, hold
5. verb authorize payments of.
6. verb designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand.
7. verb make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official.
8. verb proclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against.