Declare vs Spark - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between declare and spark

is that declare is while spark is to trigger, kindle into activity (an argument, etc) or spark can be to woo, court.

As a noun spark is

a small particle of glowing matter, either molten or on fire or spark can be a gallant, a foppish young man.

declare

English

Verb

(declar)

(obsolete) To make clear, explain, interpret.

* 1526 , William Tyndale, trans. Bible , Matthew XV:

Then answered Peter and sayd to him: declare unto us thys parable.

* Boyle

To declare this a little, we must assume that the surfaces of all such bodies are exactly smooth.

To make a declaration.

To announce one’s support, choice, opinion, etc.

He declared him innocent.

(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.

declare bankruptcy

declare victory

(cricket) declare (an innings) closed

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, " 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.

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.

The counter "i" was declared as an integer.

Derived terms

* declarant * declaration * declarative * declaratory * declarer * declare war

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spark

English

(wikipedia spark)

Etymology 1

From Middle English sparke, sperke, from Old English spearca, from (etyl) ).

Noun

(en noun)

A small particle of glowing matter, either molten or on fire.

A short or small burst of electrical discharge.

A small, shining body, or transient light; a sparkle.

(figuratively) A small amount of something, such as an idea, that has the potential to become something greater, just as a spark can start a fire.

* Shakespeare

if any spark of life be yet remaining

* John Locke

We have here and there a little clear light, some sparks of bright knowledge .

* 2013 , Phil McNulty, "[http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23830980]", BBC Sport , 1 September 2013:

Everton's Marouane Fellaini looks one certain arrival but Moyes, who also saw United held to a draw by Chelsea at Old Trafford on Monday, needs even more of a spark in a midfield that looked laboured by this team's standards.

(in plural'' sparks ''but treated as a singular ) A ship's radio operator.

(UK, slang) An electrician.

Synonyms

* gnast * beginnings, germ, glimmer

Derived terms

* sparkle * bright spark * spark arrester * spark coil * spark gap * spark knock * spark of life * spark plug * spark transmitter * sparks fly

Verb

(en verb)

To trigger, kindle into activity (an argument, etc).

* {{quote-news

, year=2012 , date=May 5 , author=Phil McNulty , title=Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=The introduction of substitute Andy Carroll sparked Liverpool into life and he pulled a goal back just after the hour - and thought he had equalised as Kenny Dalglish's side laid siege to Chelsea's goal in the closing stages.}}

To give off a spark or sparks.

Derived terms

* spark off * sparkle

Etymology 2

probably Scandinavian, akin to (etyl) sparkr 'sprightly'

Noun

(en noun)

A gallant, a foppish young man.

* Prior

The finest sparks and cleanest beaux.

A beau, lover.

Verb

(en verb)

To woo, court.

Derived terms

* sparkish * sparker

References

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