Emily Dickinson Lexicon

DE-CLARE', v.i.

1. To make a declaration; to proclaim or avow some opinion or resolution in favor or in opposition; to make known explicitly some determination; with for or against; as, the prince declared for the allies; the allied powers declared against France. Like fawning courtiers, for success they wait; / And then come smiling, and declare for fate. – Dryden.
2. In law, to recite the causes of complaint against the defendant; as, the plaintif declares in debt or trespass.
3. To show or manifest the issue or event; to decide in favor of; as, victory had not declared for either party.