Definition of Predicate

Noun

  • 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

  • involve as a necessary condition of consequence
    as in logic
    "solving the problem is predicated on understanding it well"
  • affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of
    "The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President"
  • 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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Word games points for the Predicate

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Unscramble predicate

494 unscramble word found using the letters predicate.
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