Predicate

Involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic

Synonyms

Connote

Type of

Imply

Derivation

Predication

Examples

Solving the problem is predicated on understanding it well

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

Synonyms

Verb phrase

Type of

Phrase

Affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of

Synonyms

Proclaim

Derivation

Predication

Examples

The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President

(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

In category

Logic

Type of

Term

Examples

`Socrates is a man' predicates manhood of Socrates

Make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition

Examples

The predicate `dog' is predicated of the subject `Fido' in the sentence `Fido is a dog'