state vs give tongue to

give tongue to vs state

state is a noun but give tongue to is not a noun.

state and give tongue to both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
state	Yes	No	Yes	No
give tongue to	No	No	Yes	No

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

state: express in words
give tongue to: articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise

Other hypernyms of state include express, utter, verbalise, verbalize.

state (noun)	give tongue to (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)

state (verb)	give tongue to (verb)
express in words	articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
put before
indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.

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