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▸ noun: one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements
▸ noun: (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: affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of ("The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President")
▸ verb: make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition ("The predicate `dog' is predicated of the subject `Fido' in the sentence `Fido is a dog'")
▸ verb: involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic ("Solving the problem is predicated on understanding it well")
▸ Also see predicatively
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▸ noun: one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements
▸ noun: (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: affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of ("The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President")
▸ verb: make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition ("The predicate `dog' is predicated of the subject `Fido' in the sentence `Fido is a dog'")
▸ verb: involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic ("Solving the problem is predicated on understanding it well")
▸ Also see predicatively
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to predicate
▸ Usage examples for predicate
▸ Idioms related to predicate (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing predicate
▸ Words that often appear near predicate
▸ Rhymes of predicate
▸ Invented words related to predicate