English dictionary

predicate

/'pr/E/d/I/k/@/t/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

(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.communication

Examples
`Socrates is a man' predicates manhood of Socrates.

Source: WordNet 3.0
one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements

noun.communication

Synonyms verb phrase

Source: WordNet 3.0
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.

noun

Source: webster1913

make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition

verb.communication

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

Source: WordNet 3.0
affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of

verb.communication

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

Synonyms proclaim

Source: WordNet 3.0
involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic

verb.communication

Examples
Solving the problem is predicated on understanding it well.

Synonyms connote

Source: WordNet 3.0
To assert to belong to something; to affirm (one thing of another); as, to predicate whiteness of snow.

verb

Source: webster1913
To affirm something of another thing; to make an affirmation.

verb

Source: webster1913