noun : PREDICATE
Source: WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) (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" ;
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2. (
) one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements ;
verb : PREDICATE
Source: WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) 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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2. (
) affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of; "The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President" ;
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3. (
) involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic; "solving the problem is predicated on understanding it well" ;
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