Definition of Predicate
Noun
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one of the two main constituents of a sentence
the predicate contains the verb and its complements
- verb phrase -
(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
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involve as a necessary condition of consequence
as in logic
"solving the problem is predicated on understanding it well"
connote -
affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of
"The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President"
proclaim -
make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition
"The predicate `dog' is predicated of the subject `Fido' in the sentence `Fido is a dog'"
Word games points for the Predicate
- Scrabble® score of the predicate (14)
- Word Chums® score of the predicate (18)
- Words With Friends® score of the predicate (16)
Unscramble predicate
494 unscramble word found using the letters predicate.
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