The judge declared the defendant fit to stand trial. She was declared the rightful heir to the throne.

DECLARED definition: publicly avowed or professed; self-confessed. See examples of declared used in a sentence.

adjective made known or openly avowed “their declared and their covert objectives” “a declared liberal” synonyms: alleged declared but not proved

[ + (that) ] She declared (that) it was the best chocolate cake she had ever tasted. [ + obj + (to be) + noun/adj ] They declared themselves (to be) bankrupt. [ + speech ] "I won't do it!" he declared. …

1. To state formally the intention to carry on armed hostilities against. 2. To state one's intent to suppress or eradicate: declared war on drug dealing in the neighborhood.

Definition of declare verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Declare, affirm, assert, protest imply making something known emphatically, openly, or formally. To declare is to make known, sometimes in the face of actual or potential contradiction: to declare …

If you declare that something is the case, you say that it is true in a firm, deliberate way. He declared his intention to become the best golfer in the world.

Stated openly, officially, or formally.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

He still declares [= affirms, asserts] his innocence. She declared [= announced] that she would not attend the party under any circumstances. He openly declared his love for her.