predicates

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
• plural of predicate

Verb

• make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition
• affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of
• involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic
• third-person singular simple present indicative of predicate

Synonyms

connote, predicate, proclaim, verb phrase