verb

• (obsolete, transitive) To make clear, explain, interpret.
• (transitive, intransitive) To assert or announce formally, officially, explicitly, or emphatically.
• (card games) To show one's cards in order to score.
• (intransitive, cricket) For the captain of the batting side to announce the innings complete even though all batsmen have not been dismissed.
• (intransitive, politics) For a constituency in an election to officially announce the result
• (transitive) To inform government customs or taxation officials of goods one is importing or of income, expenses, or other circumstances affecting one's taxes.
• (transitive) To make outstanding debts, e.g. taxes, payable.
• (transitive, programming) To explicitly establish the existence of (a variable, function, etc.) without necessarily describing its content.