Declared (8)

'declared' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for asserted that I've seen before include "Put" , "Confidently declared to be so" , "Stated firmly, declared." , "Made firm statement about a dessert" .)
(Another definition for enounced that I've seen is " spoke with great precision".)
'declared' is the definition.
(synonyms)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for stated that I've seen before include "Expressed in speech or writing" , "Declared or asserted" , "Specified" , "Put in words, said" , "Close-fitting; drunk" .)
'declared' is the definition.
(averring is a kind of declaring)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for averred that I've seen before include "Maintained" , "Stated to be the case" , "Held" , "confidently stated" , "Alleged, asserted" .)
'declared' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for said that I've seen before include "Spoke" , "Expressed orally" , "Port ____, important site in the Suez crisis" , "Mentioned" , "Stated" .)