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Predicate

Predicate Meaning & Definition
Predicate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Predicate?

[n] one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements
[n] (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"
[adj] (grammar) of adjectives; relating to or occurring within the predicate of a sentence; "`red' is a predicative adjective in `the apple is red'"
[v] involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic; "solving the problem is predicated on understanding it well"
[v] affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of; "The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President"
[v] make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition; "The predicate 'dog' is predicated of the subject 'Fido' in the sentence 'Fido is a dog'"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Predicate: connote | predicative | proclaim | verb phrase

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See Also | assert | asseverate | imply | interrelate | maintain | phrase | relate | term

Predicate In Webster's Dictionary

\Pred"i*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Predicated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Predicating}.] [L. praedicatus, p. p. of praedicare to cry in public, to proclaim. See {Preach}.] 1. To assert to belong to something; to affirm (one thing of another); as, to predicate whiteness of snow. 2. To found; to base. [U.S.] Note: Predicate is sometimes used in the United States for found or base; as, to predicate an argument on certain principles; to predicate a statement on information received. Predicate is a term in logic, and used only in a single case, namely, when we affirm one thing of another. ``Similitude is not predicated of essences or substances, but of figures and qualities only.'' --Cudworth.
\Pred"i*cate\, v. i. To affirm something of another thing; to make an affirmation. --Sir M. Hale.
\Pred"i*cate\, n. [L. praedicatum, neut. of praedicatus, p. p. praedicare: cf. F. pr['e]dicat. See {Predicate}, v. t.] 1. (Logic) That which is affirmed or denied of the subject. In these propositions, ``Paper is white,'' ``Ink is not white,'' whiteness is the predicate affirmed of paper and denied of ink. 2. (Gram.) The word or words in a proposition which express what is affirmed of the subject. Syn: Affirmation; declaration.
\Pred"i*cate\, a. [L. praedicatus, p. p.] Predicated.

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