verb

say something in a solemn and emphatic manner.

the prime minister declared that the programme of austerity had paid off

proclaim,announce,make known,state,communicate,reveal,divulge,mention,talk about,raise,moot,air,bring into the open,voice,articulate,pronounce,express,vent,set forth,make public,publicize,disseminate,circulate,publish,broadcast,promulgate,trumpet,blazon,come out with,shout from the rooftops,noise abroad,blazon abroad,preconize