Declare
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To make clear, explain, interpret. To make a declaration. To announce one's support, choice, opinion, etc. For the captain of the batting side to announce the innings complete even though all batsmen have not been dismissed. To announce something formally or officially. To affirm or state something emphatically. To declare (an innings) closed. To make outstanding debts, e.g. taxes, payable. To explicitly include (a variable) as part of a list of variables, often providing some information about the data it is expected to contain.
Example sentence: The decisive moment in human evolution is perpetual. That is why the revolutionary spiritual movements that declare all former things worthless are in the right, for nothing has yet happened.
Hold
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To grasp or grip.To contain or store.To have and keep possession of something.To reserve.To cause to wait or delay.To detain.To maintain, to consider.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A grasp or grip.Something reserved or kept.A position or grip used to control the opponent.The cargo area of a ship, (often cargo hold).The percentage the house wins on a gamble.
Example sentence: The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function.