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predicate

/'prɛdɪkət/

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verb
involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic
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"solving the problem is predicated on understanding it well"

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connote

type of:
imply
noun
one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements
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verb phrase

type of:
phrase
verb
affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of
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"The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President"

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proclaim

type of:
asseverate maintain assert
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
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"`Socrates is a man' predicates manhood of Socrates"

type of:
term
verb
make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition
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"The predicate `dog' is predicated of the subject `Fido' in the sentence `Fido is a dog'"

type of:
interrelate relate

Examples of predicate

"solving the problem is predicated on understanding it well"
"The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President"
"`Socrates is a man' predicates manhood of Socrates"
"The predicate `dog' is predicated of the subject `Fido' in the sentence `Fido is a dog'"