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declare

 
 
/dɪˈkleər/ verb [T]

Definition

SAY PUBLICLY to announce something publicly or officially: to declare war [+ that] Scientists have declared that this meat is safe to eat.
TAX to officially tell someone the value of goods you have bought, or the amount of money you have earned because you might have to pay tax: Have you got anything to declare?
(Definition of declare verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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