declared

(verb) state emphatically and authoritatively. Synonyms: declare. Example: "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with."

(verb) announce publicly or officially. Synonyms: announce, declare. Example: "The president declared war."

(verb) state firmly. Synonyms: declare. Example: "He declared that he was innocent."

(verb) declare to be. Synonyms: declare, adjudge, hold. Examples: "She was declared incompetent." "Judge held that the defendant was innocent."

(verb) authorize payments of. Synonyms: declare. Example: "Declare dividends."

(verb) designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand. Synonyms: declare.

(verb) make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official. Synonyms: declare. Example: "Do you have anything to declare?."

(verb) proclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against. Synonyms: declare. Example: "His wife declared at once for moving to the west coast."

(adj) made known or openly avowed. Synonyms: declared (vs. undeclared). Examples: "Their declared and their covert objectives." "A declared liberal."

(adj) declared as fact; explicitly stated. Synonyms: stated.