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