Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

declare against

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.04 in modern English

Syllables: de-clare a-gainst
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To formally and strongly oppose or criticize.

Example Sentences

"All over the empire the bulk of the clergy declared against the emperor: in many provinces they began to preach open sedition."

Inflected Forms

declares against (present, singular) declaring against (participle, present) declared against (participle, past) declared against (past)

Questions

What does declare against mean?: To formally and strongly oppose or criticize.

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