state vs sum up

sum up vs state

state is a noun but sum up is not a noun.

state and sum up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
state	Yes	No	Yes	No
sum up	No	No	Yes	No

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

state: express in words
sum up: be a summary of

Other hyponyms of state include lay out, present, represent, misstate, answer, reply, 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, summarise, summarize.

state (noun)	sum up (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)	sum up (verb)
express in words	give a summary (of)
put before	determine the sum of
indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.	be a summary of

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