Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb state
2 of 3 senses of state
Sense 1
state, say tell
=> present, lay out
=> misstate
=> answer, reply, respond
=> preface, premise, introduce
=> announce, declare
=> articulate, enunciate, vocalize, vocalise
=> get out
=> declare
=> declare
=> note, observe, mention, remark
=> add append, supply
=> explain
=> give
Sense 3
express, state
=> vote
=> vote
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb state
2 of 3 senses of state
Sense 1
state, say tell
=> present, lay out
=> argue, reason
=> re-argue
=> expostulate
=> defend, support, fend for
=> apologize, apologise, excuse, justify, rationalize, rationalise
=> color, colour, gloss
=> plead
=> extenuate, palliate, mitigate
=> stand up stick up
=> uphold
=> argue, indicate
=> misstate
=> answer, reply, respond
=> counter
=> field
=> sass
=> retort, come back repay, return, riposte, rejoin
=> bridle
=> preface, premise, introduce
=> preamble
=> prologize
=> announce, declare
=> promulgate
=> nolle prosequi nolle pros, nol. pros.
=> articulate, enunciate, vocalize, vocalise
=> get out
=> declare
=> condemn
=> boo, hiss
=> explode
=> consecrate, bless, hallow, sanctify
=> reconsecrate
=> account, answer for
=> propose, suggest, advise
=> recommend, urge, advocate
=> advance, throw out
=> proposition
=> feed back
=> submit, state, put forward
=> move make a motion
=> promise, assure
=> pledge, plight
=> vow
=> betroth, engage, affiance, plight
=> profess
=> swear
=> guarantee, vouch
=> bail
=> stipulate
=> secure
=> certify
=> covenant
=> commune, communicate
=> communicate
=> swear off
=> contract, undertake
=> sign
=> undersign
=> ink
=> autograph, inscribe
=> initial
=> countersign
=> execute
=> endorse
=> cosign, co-sign
=> visa
=> stipulate, qualify, condition, specify
=> provide
=> rent, lease
=> rent, hire, charter, lease
=> covenant
=> confirm
=> bar mitzvah
=> bat mitzvah
=> undertake, guarantee
=> underwrite, subvent
=> promise
=> vouchsafe
=> acknowledge, receipt
=> take the Fifth take the Fifth Amendment
=> sentence, condemn, doom
=> foredoom
=> court-martial
=> proclaim, exclaim, promulgate
=> trumpet
=> clarion
=> affirm, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear
=> hold
=> claim, take
=> attest
=> declare
=> plead
=> profess
=> protest
=> assure, tell
=> swear, depose, depone
=> testify, attest, take the stand bear witness
=> vouch
=> decree
=> ordain
=> predestine
=> will
=> destine, fate, doom, designate
=> ordain, enact
=> reenact
=> legislate, pass
=> opine, speak up animadvert, sound off
=> editorialize
=> count out
=> declare
=> note, observe, mention, remark
=> comment, notice, remark, point out
=> criticize, criticise, pick apart
=> reprimand, censure, criminate
=> animadvert
=> savage
=> admonish, reprove
=> rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down scold, chide, berate, bawl out remonstrate, chew out chew up have words lambaste, lambast
=> chastise, castigate, objurgate, chasten, correct
=> flame
=> tell off brush down
=> reprehend
=> deplore
=> execrate, anathemize, anathematize
=> belabor, belabour
=> come down
=> denounce
=> fulminate, rail
=> condemn, decry, objurgate, excoriate
=> blame, find fault, pick
=> disparage, belittle, pick at
=> pan, tear apart, trash
=> discredit, disgrace
=> deprecate, depreciate
=> deflate, puncture
=> minimize, belittle, denigrate, derogate
=> talk down
=> nitpick
=> attack, round, assail, lash out snipe, assault
=> abuse, clapperclaw, blackguard, shout
=> slang
=> vilify, revile, vituperate, rail
=> curse
=> claw
=> rip
=> whang
=> barrage
=> blister, whip
=> rubbish
=> wisecrack
=> kibitz, kibbitz
=> add append, supply
=> slip in stick in sneak in insert
=> spatchcock
=> toss in
=> explain
=> give
=> quote
=> underquote
=> cast
Sense 3
express, state
=> vote
=> vote
=> vote
Entailment of verb state
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb state
3 senses of state
Sense 1
state, say tell
=> express, utter, give tongue to
Sense 2
submit, state, put forward
=> propose, suggest, advise
Sense 3
express, state
=> denote, refer
Familiarity of verb state
state used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb state
Sense 1
state, say tell
=> express, utter, give tongue to
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Sense 2
submit, state, put forward
=> propose, suggest, advise
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Sense 3
express, state
=> denote, refer
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Grep of noun state
aloha state
american state
apostate
associated state
atmospheric state
australian state
badger state
balkan state
baltic state
battle born state
bay state
beaver state
beehive state
bluegrass state
buckeye state
buffer state
camellia state
centennial state
change of state
chief of state
church-state
city state
cognitive state
constitution state
cornhusker state
coyote state
department of state
diamond state
ecstatic state
emotional state
empire state
empire state of the south
energy state
equality state
estate
everglade state
evergreen state
first estate
first state
fourth estate
free state
garden state
gem state
golden state
gopher state
grand canyon state
granite state
great lakes state
green mountain state
gross estate
hawkeye state
head of state
hoosier state
independent state of papua new guinea
independent state of samoa
irish free state
islamic state of afghanistan
keystone state
landed estate
life estate
lone-star state
magnolia state
mental state
mormon state
mount rushmore state
mountain state
natural state
net estate
new york state
new york state barge canal
north star state
nutmeg state
ocean state
old dominion state
old line state
old north state
oxidation state
palmetto state
peace garden state
peach state
pelican state
personal estate
physiological state
pine tree state
police state
prairie state
prostate
psychological state
real estate
sagebrush state
second estate
secretary of state
secretary of state for the home department
show me state
silver state
slave state
solid-state physics
sooner state
state
state's attorney
state's evidence
state attorney
state bank
state boundary
state capital
state capitalism
state change
state department
state government
state highway
state line
state of affairs
state of bahrain
state of eritrea
state of grace
state of israel
state of katar
state of kuwait
state of matter
state of mind
state of nature
state of qatar
state of the art
state of the vatican city
state of war
state prison
state senator
state socialism
state supreme court
state tax lien
state treasurer
state trooper
statecraft
statehouse
stateless person
stateliness
stately home
statement
staten island
stater
stateroom
states' rights
states' rights democratic party
states general
statesman
statesmanship
stateswoman
sunflower state
sunshine state
tar heel state
temporary state
testate
third estate
transurethral resection of the prostate
treasure state
tungstate
volunteer state
welfare state
wolverine state
Overview of noun state
The noun state has 8 senses (first 8 from tagged texts)
1. (354) state -- (the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state; "the state has lowered its income tax")
2. (272) state, province -- (the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation; "his state is in the deep south")
3. (184) state, nation, country, land, commonwealth, res publica, body politic -- (a politically organized body of people under a single government; "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land")
4. (142) state -- (the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state")
5. (68) Department of State, State Department, State -- (the federal department that sets and maintains foreign policies; "the Department of State was created in 1789")
6. (41) country, state, land -- (the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries")
7. (2) state -- ((informal) a state of depression or agitation; "he was in such a state you just couldn't reason with him")
8. (1) state of matter, state -- ((chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container); "the solid state of water is called ice")
Overview of verb state
The verb state has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (75) state, say tell -- (express an idea, etc in words "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion")
2. (16) submit, state, put forward -- (put before "I submit to you that the accused is guilty")
3. (4) express, state -- (indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.; "Can you express this distance in kilometers?")
Overview of adj state
The adj state has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (24) state, state-supported -- (supported and operated by the government of a state; "a state university")
2. (1) state -- (in the service of the community or nation; "state security")
Antonyms of adj state
2 senses of state
Sense 1
state, state-supported
INDIRECT (VIA public) -> private
Sense 2
state
INDIRECT (VIA public) -> private
Similarity of adj state
2 senses of state
Sense 1
state, state-supported
=> public (vs. private)
Sense 2
state
=> public (vs. private)
Attributes of adj state
Familiarity of adj state
state used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2)
Grep of adj state
apostate
costate
hastate
interstate
intestate
intrastate
prostate
solid-state
state
state-controlled
state-of-the-art
state-supported
stated
stateless
stately
statesmanlike
statesmanly
statewide
testate
Overview of noun state
The noun state has 8 senses (first 8 from tagged texts)
1. (354) state -- (the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state; "the state has lowered its income tax")
2. (272) state, province -- (the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation; "his state is in the deep south")
3. (184) state, nation, country, land, commonwealth, res publica, body politic -- (a politically organized body of people under a single government; "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land")
4. (142) state -- (the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state")
5. (68) Department of State, State Department, State -- (the federal department that sets and maintains foreign policies; "the Department of State was created in 1789")
6. (41) country, state, land -- (the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries")
7. (2) state -- ((informal) a state of depression or agitation; "he was in such a state you just couldn't reason with him")
8. (1) state of matter, state -- ((chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container); "the solid state of water is called ice")
Overview of verb state
The verb state has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (75) state, say tell -- (express an idea, etc in words "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion")
2. (16) submit, state, put forward -- (put before "I submit to you that the accused is guilty")
3. (4) express, state -- (indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.; "Can you express this distance in kilometers?")
Overview of adj state
The adj state has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (24) state, state-supported -- (supported and operated by the government of a state; "a state university")
2. (1) state -- (in the service of the community or nation; "state security")
state definition
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