predicate
noun
- 1
one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements
- 2
(logic) what is predicated of the subject of a proposition; the second term in a proposition is predicated of the first term by means of the copula
`Socrates is a man' predicates manhood of Socrates
verb
- 1
involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic
solving the problem is predicated on understanding it well
- 2
affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of
The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President
- 3
make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition
The predicate `dog' is predicated of the subject `Fido' in the sentence `Fido is a dog'
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