predicate

Meanings

Plural: predicates

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
• The part of the sentence (or clause) which states a property that a subject has or is characterized by.
• A term of a statement, where the statement may be true or false depending on whether the thing referred to by the values of the statement's variables has the property signified by that (predicative) term.
• An operator or function that returns either true or false.

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"
• To announce, assert, or proclaim publicly.
• To assume or suppose; to infer.
• to base (on); to assert on the grounds of.
• To make a term (or expression) the predicate of a statement.
• To assert or state as an attribute or quality of something.

Adj

• Of or related to the predicate of a sentence or clause.
• Predicated, stated.
• Relating to or being any of a series of criminal acts upon which prosecution for racketeering may be predicated.

Synonyms

connote, proclaim, verb phrase

Anagrams of predicate