Clare vs Declare - What's the difference?
clare | declare |
A county in the Republic of Ireland
A town in the county of Cavan, Ireland.
derived from place names in England and Ireland, and from (etyl) "clay" as an occupational name for a worker in clay.
transferred from the surnames (much less common than the female name).
, often spelled Claire in the 20th century.
* : Act I, Scene IV:
* 1999 Margaret York: The Price of Guilt : page 58:
(obsolete) To make clear, explain, interpret.
* 1526 , William Tyndale, trans. Bible , Matthew XV:
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To make a declaration.
To announce one’s support, choice, opinion, etc.
(cricket) For the captain of the batting side to announce the innings complete even though all batsmen have not been dismissed.
To announce something formally or officially.
To affirm or state something emphatically.
To inform government customs or taxation officials of goods one is importing or of income, expenses, or other circumstances affecting one's taxes.
* 1984 , Richard Woodbury and Anastasia Toufexis, "
To make outstanding debts, e.g. taxes, payable.
(computing) To explicitly include (a variable) as part of a list of variables, often providing some information about the data it is expected to contain.
As a proper noun Clare
is a county in the Republic of Ireland.As a noun Clare
is a nun of the order of Saint Clare.As a verb declare is
to make clear, explain, interpret.clare
English
(wikipedia Clare)Etymology 1
Proper noun
(en proper noun)Etymology 2
Medieval English vernacular form of Clara.Proper noun
(en proper noun)- Yes, truly: I speak not as desiring more,
- But rather wishing a more strict restraint
- Upon the sisterhood, the votarists of Saint Clare .
- "What's your name?"
- "Clare Fairweather," she said. "Awful, isn't it?" and went away, hiding her mirth.
Anagrams
* * * ----declare
English
Verb
(declar)- Then answered Peter and sayd to him: declare unto us thys parable.
- To declare this a little, we must assume that the surfaces of all such bodies are exactly smooth.
- He declared him innocent.
- declare bankruptcy
- declare victory
- (cricket) declare (an innings) closed
Law: The Trouble with Harry," Time , 2 April:
- The prosecution has introduced evidence, including canceled checks, to show that the judge failed to declare part of his income.
- The counter "i" was declared as an integer.