predicate

Meanings

Noun

• (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"
• one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements

Verb

• make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition
  • "The predicate `dog' is predicated of the subject `Fido' in the sentence `Fido is a dog'"
• affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of
  • "The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President"
• involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic
  • "solving the problem is predicated on understanding it well"

Synonyms

connote, proclaim, verb phrase