strike down vs declare

strike down and declare both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
strike down	No	No	Yes	No
declare	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, declare is a hypernym of strike down; that is, declare is a word with a broader meaning than strike down:

Other hypernyms of strike down include adjudge, hold.

strike down (verb)	declare (verb)
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow	state emphatically and authoritatively
cause to die, especially suddenly	state firmly
declare null and void; make ineffective	make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official
	declare to be
	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