From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
declared \declared\ adj.
1. made known or openly avowed; as, their declared and their
covert objectives; a declared liberal. Opposite of
{undeclared}. [Narrower terms: {avowed(prenominal),
professed(prenominal)}]
[WordNet 1.5]
2. stated as fact; explicitly stated.
Syn: stated.
[WordNet 1.5]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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}.]
1. To make clear; to free from obscurity. [Obs.] "To declare
this a little." --Boyle.
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2. To make known by language; to communicate or manifest
explicitly and plainly in any way; to exhibit; to publish;
to proclaim; to announce.
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This day I have begot whom I declare
My only Son. --Milton.
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The heavens declare the glory of God. --Ps. xix. 1.
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3. To make declaration of; to assert; to affirm; to set
forth; to avow; as, he declares the story to be false.
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I the Lord . . . declare things that are right.
--Isa. xlv.
19.
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4. (Com.) To make full statement of, as goods, etc., for the
purpose of paying taxes, duties, etc.
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{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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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
declared
adj 1: made known or openly avowed; "their declared and their
covert objectives"; "a declared liberal" [ant:
{undeclared}]
2: declared as fact; explicitly stated [syn: {declared},
{stated}]
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