The Collaborative International Dictionary
Declare \De*clare"\ (d[-e]*kl[^a]r"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Declared (d[-e]*kl[^a]rd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Declaring.] [F. d['e]clarer, from L. declarare; de + clarare to make clear, clarus, clear, bright. See Clear.]
To make clear; to free from obscurity. [Obs.] ``To declare this a little.''
--Boyle.-
To make known by language; to communicate or manifest explicitly and plainly in any way; to exhibit; to publish; to proclaim; to announce.
This day I have begot whom I declare My only Son.
--Milton.The heavens declare the glory of God.
--Ps. xix. 1. -
To make declaration of; to assert; to affirm; to set forth; to avow; as, he declares the story to be false.
I the Lord . . . declare things that are right.
--Isa. xlv. 19. -
(Com.) To make full statement of, as goods, etc., for the purpose of paying taxes, duties, etc.
To declare off, to recede from an agreement, undertaking, contract, etc.; to renounce.
To declare one's self, to avow one's opinion; to show openly what one thinks, or which side he espouses.
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vb. (present participle of declare English)
Usage examples of "declaring".
But now, on this Sunday, when his wife had been closeted with Colonel Osborne in the back drawing-room, leaving him with his sister-in-law, his temper had become too hot for him, and he had suddenly left the house, declaring that he would not walk with the two women on that day.
He had flown off to Lady Milborough, and had reduced his old friend to despair by declaring that, after all, he began to fear that his wife was was was infatuated by that d scoundrel.
This was so strongly marked that Mrs Trevelyan felt that she would have been almost justified in getting up and declaring that, as this visit was paid to her sister, she would retire.
She had been very outspoken to her uncle, declaring that she by no means intended to carry herself as a disgraced woman.
Emily had argued the matter with Nora, declaring that she would make the communication herself, and that she would make it when she pleased, and how she pleased.
The interview ended with no result, and Mr Trevelyan took his leave, declaring to himself that he was worse off than the foxes, who have holes in which to lay their heads but it must be presumed that his sufferings in this respect were to be by attorney.
But when dear old Dolly wrote to him declaring that it could not be so, that Mr Gibson was a very nice gentleman, of whom she could not say that she was particularly fond though I really do think that he is an excellent man, and if it was any other girl in the world, I should recommend her to take him,' and that she thought that she would rather not get married, he wrote to her the kindest brotherly letter in the world, telling her that she was a 'brick,' and suggesting to her that there might come some day some one who would suit her taste better than Mr Gibson.
He rushed off to his wife with the letter, declaring at first that Mrs Trevelyan, Nora, and the child, and the servant, should be sent out of the house at once.
But looking at the matter with such knowledge as she had at present, she did not even yet feel herself justified in declaring that Mr Gibson had offered his hand to her niece, and had been refused.
After that terrible scene in which Miss Stanbury had so dreadfully confounded Mr Gibson by declaring the manner in which he had been rebuffed by Dorothy, the unfortunate clergyman had endeavoured to make his peace with the French family by assuring the mother that in very truth it was the dearest wish of his heart to make her daughter Camilla his wife.
Dorothy answered her with some commonplace declaring how strongly they all expected to see her as well as ever.
Mr Outhouse began by declaring that no consideration should induce him to see Trevelyan, and commissioned his wife to go to the man and tell, him that he must leave the house.
When Mrs Outhouse loudly asserted that his wife had not sinned against him in the least 'not in a tittle, Mr Trevelyan,' she repeated over and over again he began to assert himself, declaring that she had seen the man in Devonshire, and corresponded with him since she had been at St.
Sir Marmaduke went with some grumbling, declaring that wine and severe food in the mornings were sins against the plainest rules of life.
She had determined to remain in Florence, and had written to her husband saying that she would do so, and declaring her willingness to go out to him, or to receive him in Florence at any time and in any manner that he might appoint.