Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense predicates, present participle predicating, past tense, past participle predicatedpronunciation note: The noun is pronounced (predɪkət). The verb is pronounced (predɪkeɪt).
1. countable noun
In some systems of grammar, the predicate of a clause is the part of it that is not the subject. For example, in 'I decided what to do', 'decided what to do' is the predicate.
2. verb [usually passive]
If you say that one situation is predicated on another, you mean that the first situation can be true or real only if the second one is true or real.
[formal]
Financial success is usually predicated on having money or being able to obtain it. [beV-ed + on]
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predicate in British English
verb (ˈprɛdɪˌkeɪt)(mainly tr)
1. (also intr; when tr, may take a clause as object)
to proclaim, declare, or affirm
2.
to imply or connote
3. (foll byon or upon)
to base or found (a proposition, argument, etc)
4. logic
a.
to assert or affirm (a property, characteristic, or condition) of the subject of a proposition
b.
to make (a term, expression, etc) the predicate of a proposition
noun (ˈprɛdɪkɪt)
5. grammar
a.
the part of a sentence in which something is asserted or denied of the subject of a sentence; one of the two major components of a sentence, the other being the subject
b.
(as modifier)
a predicate adjective
6. logic
a.
an expression that is derived from a sentence by the deletion of a name
b.
a property, characteristic, or attribute that may be affirmed or denied of something. The categorial statement all humans are mortal relates two predicates, is a human and is mortal
c.
the term of a categorial proposition that is affirmed or denied of its subject. Inthis example all humans is the subject, and mortal is the predicate
d.
a function from individuals to truth values, the truth set of the function being the extension of the predicate
adjective (ˈprɛdɪkɪt)
7.
of or relating to something that has been predicated
Derived forms
predication (ˌprediˈcation)
noun
Word origin
C16: from Latin praedicāre to assert publicly, from prae in front, in public + dīcere to say
predicate in American English
(ˈprɛdɪˌkeɪt; for n. & ; adj., ˈprɛdɪkɪt)
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈprediˌcated or ˈprediˌcating
1. Obsolete
to proclaim; preach; declare; affirm
2.
a.
to affirm as a quality, attribute, or property of a person or thing
to predicate the honesty of another's motives
b. Logic
to assert (something) about the subject of a proposition
3.
to affirm or base (something) on or upon given facts, arguments, conditions, etc.
4.
to imply or connote
verb intransitive
5.
to make an affirmation or statement
noun
6. Grammar
the verb or verbal phrase, including any complements, objects, and modifiers, that is one of the two immediate constituents of a sentence and asserts something about the subject
7. Logic
something that is affirmed or denied about the subject of a proposition (Ex.: green in “grass is green”)
adjective
8. Grammar
of or having the nature of a predicate
a predicate adjective
Derived forms
predication (ˌprediˈcation)
noun
predicative (ˈprediˌcative)
adjective
predicatively (ˈprediˌcatively)
adverb
Word origin
L praedicatus, pp. of praedicare: see preach
Examples of 'predicate' in a sentence
predicate
Lending should never be predicated on age alone.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It is vital that commentary be predicated on accurate information.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Their starting predicate is that the old ways of media are usually inefficient and scream to be changed.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
1 (verb)
Definition
to declare or assert
Synonyms
declare
He declared his intention to become the best golfer in the world.
state
Clearly state your address and telephone number.
maintain
Prosecutors maintain that no deal was made.
assert
We assert that the bill violates the First Amendment.
proclaim
He continues to proclaim his innocence.
contend
The government contends that he is a fundamentalist.
affirm
`The place is a dump,' she affirmed.
avow
a public statement avowing neutrality
aver
Her friends aver that men find her fascinating.
avouch
2 (verb)
Synonyms
imply
Are you implying that I had something to do with this?
suggest
What exactly are you suggesting?
indicate
She has indicated that she might resign.
intimate
She intimated that she was contemplating leaving the company.
signify
The two approaches signified a sharp difference between the men.
connote
The word `insecurity' connotes all sorts of things that we strive not to be.
phrase
See be predicated on
Additional synonyms
in the sense of affirm
Definition
to declare to be true
`The place is a dump,' she affirmed.
Synonyms
declare,
state,
maintain,
swear,
assert,
testify,
pronounce,
certify,
attest,
avow,
aver,
asseverate (formal),
avouch
in the sense of assert
Definition
to state or declare
We assert that the bill violates the First Amendment.
Synonyms
state,
argue,
maintain,
declare,
allege,
swear,
pronounce,
contend,
affirm,
profess,
attest,
predicate,
postulate,
avow,
aver,
asseverate (formal),
avouch (archaic)
in the sense of aver
Definition
to state to be true
Her friends aver that men find her fascinating.
Synonyms
state,
say,
maintain,
declare,
protest,
allege,
swear,
assert,
proclaim,
pronounce,
affirm,
profess,
avow,
asseverate (formal),
avouch
Nearby words of
predicate
predestined
predetermined
predicament
predicate
predict
predictable
prediction
Synonyms of 'predicate'
predicate
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of avouch
Synonyms
vouch for,
state,
maintain,
declare,
guarantee,
allege,
acknowledge,
swear,
assert,
proclaim,
pronounce,
affirm,
profess,
avow,
aver,
asseverate (formal)
in the sense of avow
Definition
to state or affirm
a public statement avowing neutrality
Synonyms
state,
maintain,
declare,
allege,
recognize,
swear,
assert,
proclaim,
affirm,
profess,
aver,
asseverate
in the sense of connote
The word `insecurity' connotes all sorts of things that we strive not to be.
Synonyms
imply,
suggest,
indicate,
intimate,
signify,
hint at,
betoken,
involve
in the sense of contend
Definition
to assert
The government contends that he is a fundamentalist.
Synonyms
argue,
hold,
maintain,
allege,
assert,
affirm,
avow,
aver
in the sense of indicate
Definition
to be or give a sign or symptom of
She has indicated that she might resign.
Synonyms
imply,
suggest,
hint,
intimate,
signify,
insinuate,
give someone to understand
in the sense of intimate
Definition
to make (something) known in an indirect way
She intimated that she was contemplating leaving the company.
Synonyms
suggest,
indicate,
hint,
imply,
warn,
allude,
let it be known,
insinuate,
give (someone) to understand,
drop a hint,
tip (someone) the wink (British, informal)
in the sense of maintain
Definition
to assert
Prosecutors maintain that no deal was made.
Synonyms
assert,
state,
hold,
claim,
insist,
declare,
allege,
contend,
affirm,
profess,
avow,
aver,
asseverate (formal)
in the sense of proclaim
Definition
to indicate plainly
He continues to proclaim his innocence.
Synonyms
announce,
declare,
advertise,
show,
publish,
indicate,
blaze (abroad),
herald,
circulate,
trumpet,
affirm,
give out,
profess,
promulgate,
make known,
enunciate,
blazon (abroad),
shout from the housetops (informal)
in the sense of signify
Definition
to indicate or suggest
The two approaches signified a sharp difference between the men.