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
trial balloon
an announcement or experiment with the purpose of finding out what people think about an idea or product
We sent up a trial balloon to see who would support our plan for the new product.