declare
/dɪkˈleə/dih-KLUH
/dɪkˈlɛɹ/dih-KLER
Meaningto make clear
Common meaning: to state openly
- dedown, away, off; undoing
- clarclear, brightLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 349 · scan
‘down, away, off’ + ‘clear, bright’ → declare
Journey through time
- Latinclārus‘clear, bright’
- Middle Englishdecilarensource
- Englishdeclare‘to state openly’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin clārus ‘clear, bright’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry clārus, p. 349 · dictionary scan
Roots
- clārus Latin “clear, bright”
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