predicate

[predicate]

The predicate is the part of a sentence that includes the verb and verb phrase. The predicate of "The boys went to the zoo" is "went to the zoo."

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To assert to belong to something; to affirm (one thing of another); as, to predicate whiteness of snow.

Noun
one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements

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"

Verb
involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic; "solving the problem is predicated on understanding it well"

Verb
affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of; "The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President"

Verb
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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v. t.
To assert to belong to something; to affirm (one thing of another); as, to predicate whiteness of snow.

v. t.
To found; to base.

v. i.
To affirm something of another thing; to make an affirmation.

v. t.
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.

v. t.
The word or words in a proposition which express what is affirmed of the subject.

a.
Predicated.

Predicate

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.] &hand; 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.

Predicate

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

Predicate

Pred"i*cate , n. [L. praedicatum, neut. of praedicatus, p. p. praedicare: cf. F. pr'82dicat. 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.

Predicate

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

To assert to belong to something; to affirm (one thing of another); as, to predicate whiteness of snow.

To affirm something of another thing; to make an affirmation.

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.

Predicated.

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