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Definitions of 'predicate'  

1. (noun) predicate
(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. (noun) predicateverb phrase
one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements

3. (verb) predicate
make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition
"The predicate `dog' is predicated of the subject `Fido' in the sentence `Fido is a dog'"

4. (verb) predicateproclaim
affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of
"The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President"

5. (verb) connotepredicate
involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic
"solving the problem is predicated on understanding it well"


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