v.
1.state emphatically and authoritatively
2.announce publicly or officially
3.state firmly
4.declare to be
5.authorize payments of
6.designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand
7.make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official
8.proclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against
Idiom of the Day
lick (something) into shape
to transform or change something that is failing into something that works effectively
We are working hard to lick the failing business into shape.