Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb declare_oneself
1 sense of declare oneself
Sense 1
propose, declare oneself, offer, pop the question -- (ask (someone) to marry you; "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")
=> request -- (ask (a person) to do something; "She asked him to be here at noon"; "I requested that she type the entire manuscript")