precede vs state

state vs precede

precede is not a noun while state is a noun.

precede and state both are verbs.

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

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

precede: furnish with a preface or introduction
state: express in words

Other hypernyms of precede include say, tell.

precede (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)

precede (verb)	state (verb)
furnish with a preface or introduction	express in words
move ahead (of others) in time or space	put before
be the predecessor of	indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.
be earlier in time; go back further
come before

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