predicate Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun (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
noun one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements
verb phrase.
verb make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition
- The predicate `dog' is predicated of the subject `Fido' in the sentence `Fido is a dog'
verb affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of
proclaim.
- The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President
verb involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic
connote.
- solving the problem is predicated on understanding it well

L. praedicatus, p. p. of praedicare to cry in public, to proclaim. See Preach.

imperfect & past participle Predicated ; present participle & verbal noun Predicating

To assert to belong to something; to affirm (one thing of another); as, to predicate whiteness of snow.
To found; to base. U.S. ✍ 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.

L. praedicatum, neut. of praedicatus, p. p. praedicare: cf. F. prédicat. See Predicate, v. t.

(Logic) That which is affirmed or denied of the subject. In these propositions, "Paper is white," "Ink is not white," whiteness is the predicate affirmed of paper and denied of ink.
(Gram.) The word or words in a proposition which express what is affirmed of the subject. Syn. -- Affirmation; declaration.