Scrabble & Words with friends points
- predicates is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 15
- predicates is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 15
- predicates is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 17
Definition of predicates
- involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic (verb)
Examples
- solving the problem is predicated on understanding it well
Synonyms
- connote
- one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements (noun)
Synonyms
- verb phrase
- affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of (verb)
Examples
- The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President
Synonyms
- 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
- `Socrates is a man' predicates manhood of Socrates
- make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition (verb)
Examples
- The predicate `dog' is predicated of the subject `Fido' in the sentence `Fido is a dog'
See definition of predicates in Merriam Webster