predicate

pred·i·cate  (prd-kt)

v. pred·i·cat·ed, pred·i·cat·ing, pred·i·cates

v.tr.

1. To base or establish (a statement or action, for example): I predicated my argument on the facts.

2. To state or affirm as an attribute or quality of something: The sermon predicated the perfectibility of humankind.

3. To carry the connotation of; imply.

4. Logic To make (a term or expression) the predicate of a proposition.

5. To proclaim or assert; declare.

v.intr.

To make a statement or assertion.

n. (-kt)

1. Grammar One of the two main constituents of a sentence or clause, modifying the subject and including the verb, objects, or phrases governed by the verb, as opened the door in Jane opened the door or is very sleepy in The child is very sleepy.

2. Logic That part of a proposition that is affirmed or denied about the subject. For example, in the proposition We are mortal, mortal is the predicate.

adj. (-kt)

1. Grammar Of or belonging to the predicate of a sentence or clause.

2. Stated or asserted; predicated.

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[Late Latin praedicre, praedict-, from Latin, to proclaim : prae-, pre- + dicre, to proclaim; see deik- in Indo-European roots.]

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predi·cation n.

predi·cation·al adj.

predi·cative adj.

predi·cative·ly adv.

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predicate

Noun

1. Grammar the part of a sentence in which something is said about the subject

2. Logic something that is asserted about the subject of a proposition

Verb

[-cating, -cated]

1. to base or found: political aims which are predicated upon a feminist view of women's oppression

2. to declare or assert: it has been predicated that if we continue with our current sexual behaviour every family will have an AIDS victim

3. Logic to assert (something) about the subject of a proposition [Latin praedicare to assert publicly]

predication n
predicative adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	predicate - (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" logic - the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference term - one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition; "the major term of a syllogism must occur twice"
	2.	predicate - one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements verb phrase phrase - an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
Verb	1.	predicate - make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition; "The predicate `dog' is predicated of the subject `Fido' in the sentence `Fido is a dog'" interrelate, relate - be in a relationship with; "How are these two observations related?"
	2.	predicate - affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of; "The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President" proclaim assert, asseverate, maintain - state categorically
	3.	predicate - involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic; "solving the problem is predicated on understanding it well" connote imply - suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic

Translations

predicate [ˈprɛdɪkɪt] n → predicado

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predicate [ˈprɛdɪkɪt] n (Ling) → prédicat m

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predicate [ˈprɛdɪkɪt] n (Ling) → Prädikat nt

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predicate [ˈprɛdɪkɪt] n (LING) → predicativo

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predicate

n predicate [ˈpredikət]

what is said about the subject of a sentence We live in London ; The president of the republic died . predikatief خَبر المُبتَدأ сказуемо přísudek prædikat die Satzaussage κατηγόρημα (γραμμ.) predicado öeldis مسند predikaatti prédicat נָשוּא विधेय gram.predikat állítmány predikat umsögn, umsagnarliður predicato 述部 술부, 술어 tarinys, predikatas izteicējs predikat gezegde verbal, predikat orzeczenie predicado predicat сказуемое prísudok predikat predikat predikat ภาคแสดง yüklem 謂語 присудок, предикат مسند، خبر khẳng định 谓语