state vs reply

state and reply both are nouns.

state and reply both are verbs.

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

As verbs, reply is a hyponym of state; that is, reply is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than state:

state: express in words
reply: react verbally

Other hyponyms of state include lay out, present, represent, misstate, answer, respond, introduce, precede, preface, premise, announce, declare, articulate, enunciate, vocalise, vocalize, get out, declare, declare, mention, note, observe, remark, add, append, supply, explain, give, sum, sum up, summarise, summarize.

state (noun)	reply (noun)
the way something is with respect to its main attributes	the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange
a politically organized body of people under a single government	a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
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)	reply (verb)
express in words	react verbally
put before
indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.

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