declare vs state

declare is not a noun while state is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
declare	No	No	Yes	No
state	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, state is a hypernym of declare; that is, state is a word with a broader meaning than declare:

Other hypernyms of declare include say, tell.

As verbs, state is a hypernym of declare; that is, state is a word with a broader meaning than declare:

Other hypernyms of declare include say, tell.

As verbs, state is a hypernym of declare; that is, state is a word with a broader meaning than declare:

Other hypernyms of declare include say, tell.

declare (noun)	state (noun)
	the way something is with respect to its main attributes
	a politically organized body of people under a single government
	the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state
	the territory occupied by a nation
	the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
	a state of depression or agitation
	(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)

declare (verb)	state (verb)
state emphatically and authoritatively	express in words
state firmly	put before
make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official	indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.
declare to be
announce publicly or officially
proclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against
designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand
authorize payments of