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Deplore vs Declare - What's the difference?

deplore | declare |

In transitive terms the difference between deplore and declare

is that deplore is to condemn; to express strong disapproval of while declare is to make outstanding debts, e.g. taxes, payable.

deplore

English

Verb

(deplor)
  • To bewail; to weep bitterly over; to feel sorrow for.
  • I deplore my neighbour for having lost his job.
    The UNHCR deplores the recent events in Sudan.
    I deplore not having listened to your advice.
  • To condemn; to express strong disapproval of.
  • I deplore how you treated him at the party.
    Many people deplore the actions of a corrupt government.
  • (obsolete) To regard as hopeless; to give up.
  • (Francis Bacon)

    Synonyms

    * bewail * condemn

    Anagrams

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    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

    Anagrams

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