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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

vb [ˈprɛdɪˌkeɪt] (mainly tr)

1. (also intr; when tr, may take a clause as object) to proclaim, declare, or affirm

2. to imply or connote

3. (foll by on or upon) to base or found (a proposition, argument, etc.)

4. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic

a.  to assert or affirm (a property, characteristic, or condition) of the subject of a proposition

b.  to make (a term, expression, etc.) the predicate of a proposition

n [ˈprɛdɪkɪt]

1. (Linguistics / Grammar) Grammar

a.  the part of a sentence in which something is asserted or denied of the subject of a sentence; one of the two major components of a sentence, the other being the subject

b.  (as modifier) a predicate adjective

2. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic

a.  an expression that is derived from a sentence by the deletion of a name

b.  a property, characteristic, or attribute that may be affirmed or denied of something. The categorial statement all men are mortal relates two predicates, is a man and is mortal

c.  the term of a categorial proposition that is affirmed or denied of its subject. In this example all men is the subject, and mortal is the predicate

d.  a function from individuals to truth values, the truth set of the function being the extension of the predicate

adj [ˈprɛdɪkɪt]

of or relating to something that has been predicated

[from Latin praedicāre to assert publicly, from prae in front, in public + dīcere to say]

predication  n

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

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predicate

verb

be predicated on be based on, rest on, be founded on, be built on, be established on, be grounded on The whole process of unification is predicated on the hope of economic growth.

Translations

predicate

A. [ˈpredɪkɪt] N (Ling) → predicado m

B. [ˈpredɪkeɪt] VT

1. to be predicated (up)on → estar basado en, partir de

2. (= imply) → implicar

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predicate [ˈprɛdɪkət] n (LINGUISTICS) → prédicat m

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predicate

n (Gram) → Prädikat nt, → Satzaussage f; (Logic) → Aussage f; predicate noun → prädikatives Substantiv, Prädikativ(um) nt

vt (= imply, connote) → aussagen; (= assert, state) → behaupten; to predicate something on something (= base) → etw auf etw (dat) → gründen; to predicate something of something (= assert as quality of) → etw von etw behaupten

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predicate [ɐn, adj ˈprɛdɪkɪt; ɐvb ˈprɛdɪˌkeɪt]

1. n (Gram) → predicato

2. adj (Gram) → predicativo/a

3. vt

a. (frm) (imply) → asserire

b. (frm) (idea) to be predicated on sth → dipendere da qc

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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