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self-declare

self-declare verb: to declare for oneself.

Verb

self-declare (third-person singular simple present self-declares, present participle self-declaring, simple past and past participle self-declared)

  1. To declare for oneself.
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Forms of self-declare

third-person singular presentself-declares
present participleself-declaring
past participleself-declared
pastself-declared

Origin of self-declare

From self- + declare.

Questions about self-declare

What does self-declare mean?
Self-declare means to declare for oneself.
What part of speech is self-declare?
Self-declare is a verb.
What is the past tense of self-declare?
The past tense of self-declare is self-declared.

Words near self-declare in the dictionary

  1. self-deceives
  2. self-deceiving
  3. self-deception
  4. self-deceptions
  5. self-deceptive
  6. self-declare
  7. self-declared
  8. self-declares
  9. self-declaring
  10. self-defeating
  11. self-defeating personality disorder

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