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predicate

Nouns

• (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
  • "Socrates is a man" predicates manhood of Socrates
• (n) one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements verb phrase,

Verbs

• (v) make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition
  • The predicate "dog" is predicated of the subject "Fido" in the sentence "Fido is a dog"
• (v) affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of
  • The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President
  proclaim,
• (v) involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic
  • solving the problem is predicated on understanding it well
  connote,

Synonyms

proclaim verb phrase connote

Words of close approximity