declare : Idioms & Phrases
declare oneself
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verb ask (someone) to marry you
pop the question; propose; offer.
- he popped the question on Sunday night
- she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months
- The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman
WordNet
To declare off
- to recede from an agreement, undertaking, contract, etc.; to renounce.
Webster 1913
To declare one's self
- to avow one's opinion; to show openly what one thinks, or which side he espouses.
