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predicate
one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements
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noun
one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements
noun
(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”
verb
involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic
“solving the problem is predicated on understanding it well”
verb
affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of
“The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President”
verb
make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition
“The predicate ‘dog’ is predicated of the subject ‘Fido’ in the sentence ‘Fido is a dog’”
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‘Socrates is a man’ predicates manhood of Socrates
solving the problem is predicated on understanding it well
The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President
The predicate ‘dog’ is predicated of the subject ‘Fido’ in the sentence ‘Fido is a dog’
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