predicate

Definitions

1. 1transitive verb

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

2. 2transitive verb

   To found; to base.

3. 3intransitive verb

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

4. 4transitive verb

   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.

5. 5transitive verb

   The word or words in a proposition which express what is affirmed of the subject.

6. 6adjective

   Predicated.

7. 7noun

   one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements

8. 8noun

   (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"

9. 9verb

   involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic

   "solving the problem is predicated on understanding it well"

   Synonyms

   connote
10. 10verb

    affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of

    "The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President"

    Synonyms

    proclaim
11. 11verb

    make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition

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