say vs declare

say is a noun but declare is not a noun.

say and declare both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
say	Yes	No	Yes	No
declare	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, declare is a hyponym of say; that is, declare is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than say:

say: express in words
declare: announce publicly or officially

Other hyponyms of say include lay out, present, represent, misstate, answer, reply, respond, introduce, precede, preface, premise, announce, articulate, enunciate, vocalise, vocalize, get out, mention, note, observe, remark, add, append, supply, explain, give, sum, sum up, summarise, summarize.

say (noun)	declare (noun)
the chance to speak

say (verb)	declare (verb)
express in words	state emphatically and authoritatively
report or maintain	state firmly
speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way	make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official
express a supposition	declare to be
give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority	announce publicly or officially
communicate or express nonverbally	proclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against
recite or repeat a fixed text	designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand
indicate	authorize payments of
state as one's opinion or judgement; declare
utter aloud
have or contain a certain wording or form

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