Definition of predicate

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Definition of predicate

  • involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic (verb)

    Examples

    1. solving the problem is predicated on understanding it well

    Synonyms

    1. connote
  • one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. verb phrase
  • affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of (verb)

    Examples

    1. The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President

    Synonyms

    1. proclaim
  • (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 (noun)

    Examples

    1. `Socrates is a man' predicates manhood of Socrates
  • make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition (verb)

    Examples

    1. The predicate `dog' is predicated of the subject `Fido' in the sentence `Fido is a dog'

See definition of predicate in Merriam Webster