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• predicate — verb (predicated, predicating) –verb (t) /ˈprɛdɪkeɪt / (say predikayt) 1. to proclaim; declare; affirm or assert. 2. to affirm or assert (something) of the subject of a proposition. 3. to connote or imply. 4. to found or base (a statement, action …  

• predicate — [pred′i kāt΄; ] for n. [ & ] adj. [, pred′ikit] vt. predicated, predicating [L praedicatus, pp. of praedicare: see PREACH] 1. Obs. to proclaim; preach; declare; affirm 2. a) to affirm as a quality, attribute, or property of a person or thing …   English World dictionary

• predicate — ► NOUN 1) Grammar the part of a sentence or clause containing a verb and stating something about the subject (e.g. went home in John went home). 2) Logic something which is affirmed or denied concerning an argument of a proposition. ► VERB 1)… …   English terms dictionary

• verb — [vʉrb] n. [ME verbe < OFr < L verbum,WORD (used as transl. of Gr rhēma, verb, orig., word)] any of a class of words expressing action, existence, or occurrence, or used as an auxiliary or copula, and usually constituting the main element of …   English World dictionary

• Predicate (grammar) — In traditional grammar, a predicate is one of the two main parts of a sentence (the other being the subject, which the predicate modifies). In current linguistic semantics, a predicate is an expression that can be true of something. Thus, the… …   Wikipedia

• verb phrase — noun one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements • Syn: ↑predicate • Derivationally related forms: ↑predicate (for: ↑predicate) • Hypernyms: ↑phrase …   Useful english dictionary

• predicate — I UK [ˈpredɪkət] / US noun [countable] Word forms predicate : singular predicate plural predicates linguistics the part of the sentence that contains the verb and its object or complements and gives more information about the subject, for example …   English dictionary

• predicate — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin praedicatum, from neuter of praedicatus Date: 15th century 1. a. something that is affirmed or denied of the subject in a proposition in logic b. a term designating a property or relation 2. the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• predicate — predication, n. predicational, adj. predicative /pred i kay tiv, keuh /; Brit. /pri dik euh tiv/, adj. predicatively, adv. v. /pred i kayt /; adj., n. /pred i kit/, v., predicated, predicating …   Universalium

• predicate —  verything in a sentence that is not part of the subject (i.e., the verb, its qualifiers and complements) is called the predicate. In The man went to town after work, The man is the subject and the rest of the sentence is the predicate. The verb… …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

• predicate — pred•i•cate v. [[t]ˈprɛd ɪˌkeɪt[/t]] adj., n. [[t] kɪt[/t]] v. cat•ed, cat•ing, adj. n. 1) to proclaim; declare; affirm; assert 2) pho logic a) to affirm or assert (something) of the subject of a proposition b) to make (a term) the predicate of… …   From formal English to slang