Definition of declares

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  • declares is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
  • declares is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
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Definition of declares

  • announce publicly or officially (verb)

    Examples

    1. The President declared war

    Synonyms

    1. announce
  • declare to be (verb)

    Examples

    1. She was declared incompetent

    Synonyms

    1. adjudge
    2. hold
  • authorize payments of (verb)

    Examples

    1. declare dividends
  • designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand (verb)
  • make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official (verb)

    Examples

    1. Do you have anything to declare?
  • proclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against (verb)

    Examples

    1. His wife declared at once for moving to the West Coast
  • state emphatically and authoritatively (verb)

    Examples

    1. He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with
  • state firmly (verb)

    Examples

    1. He declared that he was innocent

See definition of declares in Merriam Webster