[{"word":"declares","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To make clear, explain, interpret.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To make a declaration.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To show one's cards in order to score.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To announce one’s support, choice, opinion, etc.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"He declared him innocent."},{"definition":"For the captain of the batting side to announce the innings complete even though all batsmen have not been dismissed.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To announce something formally or officially.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"declare bankruptcy"},{"definition":"For a constituency in an election to officially announce the result","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Houghton and Sunderland South was the first constituency to declare in the 2015 general election."},{"definition":"To affirm or state something emphatically.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To inform government customs or taxation officials of goods one is importing or of income, expenses, or other circumstances affecting one's taxes.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To make outstanding debts, e.g. taxes, payable.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To explicitly establish the existence of (a variable, function, etc.) without necessarily describing its content.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The counter \"i\" was declared as an integer."}],"synonyms":["disclose","make known"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/declare","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/declares"]}]