enlargement vs state

state vs enlargement

enlargement and state both are nouns.

enlargement is not a verb while state is a verb.

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

As nouns, state is a hypernym of enlargement; that is, state is a word with a broader meaning than enlargement:

enlargement: the state of being enlarged
state: the way something is with respect to its main attributes

enlargement (noun)	state (noun)
the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope	the way something is with respect to its main attributes
a photographic print that has been enlarged	a politically organized body of people under a single government
a discussion that provides additional information	the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state
the state of being enlarged	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)

enlargement (verb)	state (verb)
	express in words
	put before
	indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.

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