State, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Stated; p. pr. & vb. n.Stating.] 1. To set; to settle; to establish.
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. “Rarely dressed up, and taught to state it.” Beau. & Fl.