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Skated vs Stated - What's the difference?

skated | stated |

As verbs the difference between skated and stated

is that skated is (skate) while stated is (state).

As an adjective stated is

settled; established; fixed.

skated

English

Verb

(head)
  • (skate)

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    skate

    English

    Etymology 1

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A runner or blade, usually of steel, with a frame shaped to fit the sole of a shoe, made to be fastened under the foot, and used for gliding on ice.
  • abbreviated form of ice skate or roller skate
  • The act of skateboarding
    • There's time for a quick skate before dinner.
  • The act of roller skating or ice skating
    • The boys had a skate every morning when the lake was frozen.

    Verb

    (skat)
  • To move along a surface (ice or ground) using skates.
  • To skateboard
    • Derived terms
    * get one's skates on * roller-skate * skateboard * skate on thin ice * skatepark * skater

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) skata.

    Noun

    (wikipedia skate) (en noun)
  • A fish of the family Rajidae in the superorder Batoidea (rays]]) which inhabit most seas. Skates generally have small heads with protruding , and wide [[fin#Noun, fins attached to a flat body.

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    stated

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (state)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Settled; established; fixed.
  • * Addison
    • He is capable of corruption who receives more than what is the stated and unquestionable fee of his office.
  • Recurring at a regular time; not occasional.
    • stated preaching
    stated business hours
    (Webster 1913)

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