WordNet sense 1 (have or contain a certain wording or form):

read, read

WordNet sense 2 (report or maintain):

allege, aver

WordNet sense 3 (express in words):

state, tell

WordNet sense 4 (speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way):

articulate, enunciate, pronounce, enounce, articulate, sound out

WordNet sense 5 (express a supposition):

suppose

WordNet sense 6 (give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority):

enjoin, order