State \State\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Stating.]
1. To set; to settle; to establish. [R.]
I myself, though meanest stated, And in court now
almost hated. --Wither.
Who calls the council, states the certain day.
--Pope.
2. To express the particulars of; to set down in detail or in
gross; to represent fully in words; to narrate; to recite;
as, to state the facts of a case, one's opinion, etc.
To state it. To assume state or dignity. [Obs.]
``Rarely
dressed up, and taught to state it.'' --Beau. & Fl.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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