preface vs state

state vs preface

preface and state both are nouns.

preface and state both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of preface include say, tell.

preface (noun)	state (noun)
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book	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)

preface (verb)	state (verb)
furnish with a preface or introduction	express in words
	put before
	indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.

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