| predicate | (n) (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, Example: `Socrates is a man' predicates manhood of Socrates |
| predicate | (n) one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements, Syn. verb phrase |
| predicate | (v) make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition, Example: The predicate `dog' is predicated of the subject `Fido' in the sentence `Fido is a dog' |
| predicate | (v) affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of, Syn. proclaim, Example: The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President |
| predicate calculus | (n) a system of symbolic logic that represents individuals and predicates and quantification over individuals (as well as the relations between propositions), Syn. functional calculus |
| predicative | (adj) of adjectives; relating to or occurring within the predicate of a sentence, Ant. attributive, Example: `red' is a predicative adjective in `the apple is red' |
| predicatively | (adv) occurring within the predicate phrase, Example: predicatively used adjectives |
| predicator | (n) an expression that predicates |
| Predicate | v. t. ☞ 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. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Predicate | a. [ L. praedicatus, p. p. ] Predicated. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Predicate | n. [ L. praedicatum, neut. of praedicatus, p. p. praedicare: cf. F. prédicat. See Predicate, v. t. ] |
| Predicate | v. i. To affirm something of another thing; to make an affirmation. Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Predication | n. [ L. praedicatio: cf. F. prédication. ] |
| Predicative | a. [ L. praedicativus. ] Expressing affirmation or predication; affirming; predicating, |
| Predicatory | a. [ Cf. L. praedicatorius praising. ] Affirmative; positive. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ] |