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declare vs plead

plead vs declare

declare and plead both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
declare No No Yes No
plead No No Yes No
As verbs, plead is a hyponym of declare; that is, plead is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than declare:
  • declare: state emphatically and authoritatively
  • plead: enter a plea, as in courts of law
Other hyponyms of declare include profess, condemn, bless, consecrate, hallow, sanctify, account, answer for, advise, propose, suggest, assure, promise, promise, take the Fifth, take the Fifth Amendment, condemn, doom, sentence, exclaim, proclaim, promulgate, profess, affirm, assert, aver, avow, swan, swear, verify, depone, depose, swear, attest, bear witness, take the stand, testify, decree, animadvert, opine, sound off, speak out, speak up, count out.
declare (verb) plead (verb)
state emphatically and authoritatively appeal or request earnestly
state firmly enter a plea, as in courts of law
make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official offer as an excuse or plea
declare to be make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts
announce publicly or officially
proclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against
designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand
authorize payments of
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