declare

Definition

To make clear, explain, interpret.

Etymology

From Middle English declaren, from Old French declarer, from Latin dēclārō (“to make clear”), from dē- + clārus (“clear”).

Example Sentences

• "Then answered Peter and sayd to him: declare unto us thys parable."
• "To declare this a little, vve muſt aſſume, that the Surfaces of all ſuch Bodies, […] are exactly ſmooth only in a popular, or at moſt in a Phyſical ſenſe, but not in a ſtrict and rigid ſenſe."
• "He declared him innocent."