Declare

v. proclaim, make a statement

Declare (2001) is a supernatural spy novel by Tim Powers. It presents a secret history of the cold war in which an agent for a secret British spy organization learns the true nature of several beings living on Mount Ararat. In this he is opposed by real-life communist traitor Kim Philby, who did travel extensively in the region. Philby's father, St. John Philby, was a noted Arabist whose book The Empty Quarter (on the Rub' al Khali) was extensively used as source material for the novel.
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Verb
1. state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"
(hypernym) state, say, tell
(hyponym) plead
(derivation) declaration
2. announce publicly or officially; "The President declared war"
(synonym) announce
(hypernym) state, say, tell
(hyponym) promulgate
(derivation) announcement, proclamation, annunciation, declaration
3. state firmly; "He declared that he was innocent"
(hypernym) affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear
(derivation) asserter, declarer, affirmer, asseverator, avower
4. declare to be; "She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent"
(synonym) adjudge, hold
(hypernym) judge
(hyponym) admit, acknowledge
5. authorize payments of; "declare dividends"
(hypernym) authorize, authorise, pass, clear
6. designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand
(hypernym) play
(derivation) contractor, declarer
(classification) bridge
7. make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official; "Do you have anything to declare?"
(hypernym) state, say, tell
(derivation) declaration
8. proclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against; "His wife declared at once for moving to the West Coast"
(hypernym) proclaim, exclaim, promulgate

adj. declared, professed, avowed, overt

v. declare, state, proclaim, profess, say, report, aver, predicate, represent, return, cut open, rule, register, adjudge, certify

v. declare, proclaim; state, pronounce; bid; testify; adjudicate