Definitions

1. 1.to speak, to tell; to narrate
2. 2.to announce, to inform; to commission
3. 3.to declare (to assert or announce formally, officially, explicitly, or emphatically)
4. 4.to assign (to designate or set apart something for some purpose)
5. 5.to make a legal claim
6. 6.to join a dispute in a trial
7. 7.to agree, to approve, to accord (to join someone's opinion)