Frame and State

Frame

Frame verb - To put (something) into proper and usually carefully worked out written form.

Usage example: you'll need to frame your argument well if you're going to win the debate

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State and frame are semantically related In some cases you can use "State" instead a verb "Frame".

Nearby Words: framed, framework, framing

State verb - To convey in appropriate or telling terms.

Usage example: please state the vehicle's mechanical problem as clearly and briefly as possible

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Frame and state are semantically related in set out topic. Sometimes you can use "Frame" instead the word "State" as a verb or a noun.

human	human frame	human state
physical	physical frame	physical state
similar	similar frame	similar state
right	right frame	right state
Other adjectives: perfect, current, original, true, single, small, powerful, entire, final, broken, next, last, different.

The murder of Levi Kroll plus a shooting at Alex's school → a plot to assassinate the American secretary of state and frame Alex (and by extension the British government) for the crime, thereby giving Scorpia leverage to force the British government to return the Elgin Marbles to Greece.

Source: Minor Crime Reveals Major Plot
His friends then state that anyone could have taken the money from Satoru's desk, then placed it in Kayo's to frame her.

Source: Manga / ERASED
When Carrie breaks down, he murders her in her own home and uses Gia to frame Carrie's boyfriend Logan Echolls for the murder in a state with the death penalty.

Source: Monster / Live-Action TV

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