Declare and Mean

Declare

Declare verb - To make known openly or publicly.

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Mean and declare are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mean" instead a verb "Declare".

Mean verb - To communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mind.

Usage example: the national anthem means various things to various people

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Declare and mean are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Declare" instead a verb "Mean".

Nearby Words: means, meaning, meanness, meant, meanly

love	declare love	mean love
power	declare power	mean power
life	declare life	mean life
people	declare people	mean people
Other words: peace, god, someone, death, head, loss, king, nothing, war, anyone, everyone, son.

Appeal to Force: If you have a dragon, "rights" and "claims" mean nothing and you can declare war wherever you please. Why?

Source: Video Game / Crusader Kings II Game Of Thrones Mod
Many took this to mean that Miyamoto believed the game itself was nothing more than eye-candy, and to this day you'll often hear people declare that Miyamoto hated it.

Source: Never Live It Down / Video Games
In the end, they declare they're thankful for all the people they miss, (Norm's wife, Cliff's mother, the recently-deceased Coach) since it does mean they have people they care about.

Source: Lonely Together

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