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Audio Help [v. pred-i-keyt; adj., n. pred-i-kit] Pronunciation Key verb, -cat·ed, -cat·ing, adjective, noun | 1. | to proclaim; declare; affirm; assert. |
| 2. | Logic.
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| 3. | to connote; imply: His retraction predicates a change of attitude. |
| 4. | to found or derive (a statement, action, etc.); base (usually fol. by on): He predicated his behavior on his faith in humanity. |
| 5. | to make an affirmation or assertion. |
| 6. | predicated. |
| 7. | Grammar. belonging to the predicate: a predicate noun. |
| 8. | Grammar. (in many languages, as English) a syntactic unit that functions as one of the two main constituents of a simple sentence, the other being the subject, and that consists of a verb, which in English may agree with the subject in number, and of all the words governed by the verb or modifying it, the whole often expressing the action performed by or the state attributed to the subject, as is here in Larry is here. |
| 9. | Logic. that which is affirmed or denied concerning the subject of a proposition. |
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Audio Help [pred-i-key-tiv, -kuh-; Brit. pri-dik-uh-tiv] Pronunciation Key, adjective | Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006. |
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| pred·i·cate
Audio Help (prěd'ĭ-kāt') Pronunciation Key
v. pred·i·cat·ed, pred·i·cat·ing, pred·i·cates v. tr.
v. intr. To make a statement or assertion. n. (-kĭt)
adj. (-kĭt)
[Late Latin praedicāre, praedicāt-, from Latin, to proclaim : prae-, pre- + dicāre, to proclaim; see deik- in Indo-European roots.] pred'i·ca'tion n., pred'i·ca'tion·al adj., pred'i·ca'tive adj., pred'i·ca'tive·ly adv. |
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predicate (n.)
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
| predicate | |
noun | |
| 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" |
| 2. | one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements |
verb | |
| 1. | make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition; "The predicate 'dog' is predicated of the subject 'Fido' in the sentence 'Fido is a dog'" |
| 2. | affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of; "The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President" |
| 3. | involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic; "solving the problem is predicated on understanding it well" [syn: connote] |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
predicate [ˈpredikət] noun
Example: We live in London; The president of the republic died.
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version), © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
predicate [(pred-i-kuht)]
The part of a sentence that shows what is being said about the subject. The predicate includes the main verb and all its modifiers. In the following sentence, the italicized portion is the predicate: “Olga's dog was the ugliest creature on four legs.”
[Chapter:] Conventions of Written English
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Main Entry: pred·i·cate
Pronunciation: 'pre-di-k&t
Function: adjective
: relating to or being any of a series of criminal acts upon which
prosecution for racketeering may be predicated <a predicate act> <a predicate crime>
| Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc. |
Main Entry: pred·i·cate
Pronunciation: 'pre-d&-"kAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -cat·ed; -cat·ing
: to set or ground on something : find a basis for —usually used with on <if Mary's claim is predicated simply on John's duty of support —W. M. McGovern,
Junior et al.>
| Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc. |
Predicate
Found\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Founded; p. pr. & vb. n. Founding.] [F. fonder, L. fundare, fr. fundus bottom. See 1st Bottom, and cf. Founder, v. i., Fund.]1. To lay the basis of; to set, or place, as on something solid, for support; to ground; to establish upon a basis, literal or figurative; to fix firmly. I had else been perfect, Whole as the marble, founded as the rock. --Shak. A man that all his time Hath founded his good fortunes on your love. --Shak. It fell not, for it was founded on a rock. --Matt. vii. 25. 2. To take the ffirst steps or measures in erecting or building up; to furnish the materials for beginning; to begin to raise; to originate; as, to found a college; to found a family. There they shall found Their government, and their great senate choose. --Milton. Syn: To base; ground; institute; establish; fix. See Predicate.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Predicate
Preach\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Preached; p. pr. & vb. n. Preaching.] [OE. prechen, OF. preechier, F. pr[^e]cher, fr. L. praedicare to cry in public, to proclaim; prae before + dicare to make known, dicere to say; or perhaps from (assumed) LL. praedictare. See Diction, and cf. Predicate, Predict.]1. To proclaim or publish tidings; specifically, to proclaim the gospel; to discourse publicly on a religious subject, or from a text of Scripture; to deliver a sermon. How shall they preach, except they be sent? --Rom. x. 15. From that time Jesus began to preach. --Matt. iv. 17. 2. To give serious advice on morals or religion; to discourse in the manner of a preacher.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Predicate
Pred"i*ca*ble\, a. [Cf. F. pr['e]dicable, L. praedicabilis praiseworthy. See Predicate.] Capable of being predicated or affirmed of something; affirmable; attributable.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Predicate
Pre*dic"a*ment\, n. [Cf. F. pr['e]dicament, L. praedicamentum. See Predicate.]1. A class or kind described by any definite marks; hence, condition; particular situation or state; especially, an unfortunate or trying position or condition. "O woeful sympathy; piteous predicament!" --Shak. 2. (Logic) See Category. Syn: Category; condition; state; plight.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Predicate
Pred"i*cant\, a. [L. praedicans, -antis, p. pr. of praedicare. See Predicate.] Predicating; affirming; declaring; proclaiming; hence; preaching. "The Roman predicant orders." --N. Brit. Rev.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Predicate
Pred"i*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Predicated; p. pr. & vb. n. Predicating.] [L. praedicatus, p. p. of praedicare to cry in public, to proclaim. See Preach.]1. To assert to belong to something; to affirm (one thing of another); as, to predicate whiteness of snow. 2. To found; to base. [U.S.] Note: Predicate is sometimes used in the United States for found or base; as, to predicate an argument on certain principles; to predicate a statement on information received. Predicate is a term in logic, and used only in a single case, namely, when we affirm one thing of another. "Similitude is not predicated of essences or substances, but of figures and qualities only." --Cudworth.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Predicate
Pred"i*cate\, v. i. To affirm something of another thing; to make an affirmation. --Sir M. Hale.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Predicate
Pred"i*cate\, n. [L. praedicatum, neut. of praedicatus, p. p. praedicare: cf. F. pr['e]dicat. See Predicate, v. t.]1. (Logic) That which is affirmed or denied of the subject. In these propositions, "Paper is white," "Ink is not white," whiteness is the predicate affirmed of paper and denied of ink. 2. (Gram.) The word or words in a proposition which express what is affirmed of the subject. Syn: Affirmation; declaration.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Predicate
Pred"i*cate\, n. [L. praedicatum, neut. of praedicatus, p. p. praedicare: cf. F. pr['e]dicat. See Predicate, v. t.]1. (Logic) That which is affirmed or denied of the subject. In these propositions, "Paper is white," "Ink is not white," whiteness is the predicate affirmed of paper and denied of ink. 2. (Gram.) The word or words in a proposition which express what is affirmed of the subject. Syn: Affirmation; declaration.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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