Definitions for: Predicate


[n] one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements
[n] (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"
[adj] (grammar) of adjectives; relating to or occurring within the predicate of a sentence; "`red' is a predicative adjective in `the apple is red'"
[v] involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic; "solving the problem is predicated on understanding it well"
[v] affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of; "The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President"
[v] make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition; "The predicate 'dog' is predicated of the subject 'Fido' in the sentence 'Fido is a dog'"



Webster (1913) Definition: Pred"i*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Predicated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Predicating.] [L. praedicatus, p. p. of
praedicare to cry in public, to proclaim. See Preach.]
1. To assert to belong to something; to affirm (one thing of
another); as, to predicate whiteness of snow.

2. To found; to base. [U.S.]

Note: Predicate is sometimes used in the United States for
found or base; as, to predicate an argument on certain
principles; to predicate a statement on information
received. Predicate is a term in logic, and used only
in a single case, namely, when we affirm one thing of
another. ``Similitude is not predicated of essences or
substances, but of figures and qualities only.''
--Cudworth.


Pred"i*cate, v. i.
To affirm something of another thing; to make an affirmation.
--Sir M. Hale.


Pred"i*cate, n. [L. praedicatum, neut. of
praedicatus, p. p. praedicare: cf. F. pr['e]dicat. See
Predicate, v. t.]
1. (Logic) That which is affirmed or denied of the subject.
In these propositions, ``Paper is white,'' ``Ink is not
white,'' whiteness is the predicate affirmed of paper and
denied of ink.

2. (Gram.) The word or words in a proposition which express
what is affirmed of the subject.

Syn: Affirmation; declaration.


Pred"i*cate, a. [L. praedicatus, p. p.]
Predicated.

Synonyms: connote, predicative, proclaim, verb phrase

Antonyms: attributive, prenominal

See Also: assert, asseverate, imply, interrelate, maintain, phrase, relate, term

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