declare

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
declare/dɪˈkleə(r)/

▶verb

• 1 announce solemnly or officially; make clearly known.

  ■ (declare for/against) Brit. openly support or oppose.

  ■ announce oneself as a candidate for an election.

  ■ announce that one holds (certain combinations of cards) in a card game.

• 2 (declare oneself) reveal one's intentions or identity.

  ■ express feelings of love to someone.

• 3 acknowledge possession of (taxable income or dutiable goods).

• 4 Cricket close an innings voluntarily before all the wickets have fallen.

– derivatives
declarable adjective,
declaratory adjective,
declared adjective,
declaredly adverb.

– origin ME: from L. declarare, from de- ‘thoroughly’ + clarare ‘make clear’ (from clarus ‘clear’).