DICTOMETER

PREDICATES

(predicate, predicado, predikat)

1. Synonyms:
   • Predicate
   Definitions:
   • (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
   Examples:
   • `Socrates is a man' predicates manhood of Socrates
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Predicate
   • Verb phrase
   Definitions:
   • one of the two main constituents of a sentence
   • the predicate contains the verb and its complements
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Predicate
   Definitions:
   • make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition
   Examples:
   • The predicate `dog' is predicated of the subject `Fido' in the sentence `Fido is a dog'
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Predicate
   • Proclaim
   Definitions:
   • affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of
   Examples:
   • The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Connote
   • Predicate
   Definitions:
   • involve as a necessary condition of consequence
   • as in logic
   Examples:
   • Solving the problem is predicated on understanding it well