Declare formally (5)
(Other definitions for state that I've seen before include "Say; country" , "E.g. Georgia" , "Condition - sovereign political power" , "eg Alaska" , "Declare; affirm" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">declare formally</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for pronounce that I've seen before include "make an announcement" , "Enunciate" , "say" , "Articulate in a certain way" , "Declare, announce" .)