stated
adjective
[ ˈsteɪtɪd ]
• clearly expressed or identified; specified.
• "the stated aim of the programme"
state
verb
• express something definitely or clearly in speech or writing.
• "the report stated that more than 51 per cent of voters failed to participate"
Similar:
express,
voice,
utter,
say,
tell,
declare,
affirm,
assert,
aver,
announce,
make known,
communicate,
reveal,
disclose,
divulge,
give out,
give voice to,
pronounce,
articulate,
enunciate,
proclaim,
present,
expound,
preach,
promulgate,
publish,
broadcast,
set out,
set down,
frame,
formulate,
spell out,
be specific about,
come out with,
asseverate,
set,
fixed,
settled,
agreed,
declared,
determined,
approved,
authorized,
accredited,
ruled,
ordained,
designated,
laid down,
claimed,
official,
supposed,
professed,
alleged,
• present or introduce (a theme or melody) in a composition.
• "a bold theme is stated at the beginning, driving the entire ten-minute allegro"
Origin:
Middle English (as a noun): partly a shortening of estate, partly from Latin status ‘manner of standing, condition’ (see status). The current verb senses date from the mid 17th century.
