Declare vs Emphasise - What's the difference?
declare | emphasise | Related terms |
(obsolete) To make clear, explain, interpret.
* 1526 , William Tyndale, trans. Bible , Matthew XV:
* Boyle
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.
(British)
Declare is a related term of emphasise.
As verbs the difference between declare and emphasise
is that declare is while emphasise is (british).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.
