Nouns

(n)predicate(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”
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(n)predicate, verb phraseone of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements
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Verbs

(v)predicatemake 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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(v)predicate, proclaimaffirm or declare as an attribute or quality of“The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President”
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(v)connote, predicateinvolve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic“solving the problem is predicated on understanding it well”
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