nnoun.communication(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 copulaTopic:logic
Examples:- 'Socrates is a man' predicates manhood of Socrates
Derivationally Related Form:predicate
Hypernyms:term
Inherited Hypernyms:predicatetermconstituentsyntagmastring of wordslanguagecommunicationabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:predicatetermconstituentsyntagmastring of wordsstringsequenceseriesorderingarrangementgroupabstractionentity
nnoun.communicationone of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complementsSynset:verb phrase
Derivationally Related Form:predicate
Hypernyms:phrase
Inherited Hypernyms:predicatephraseconstructionconstituentsyntagmastring of wordslanguagecommunicationabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:predicatephraseconstructionconstituentsyntagmastring of wordsstringsequenceseriesorderingarrangementgroupabstractionentity
vverb.communicationmake the (grammatical) predicate in a propositionExamples:- The predicate 'dog' is predicated of the subject 'Fido' in the sentence 'Fido is a dog'
Derivationally Related Form:predicatepredicatorpredicative
Hypernyms:interrelate relate
Inherited Hypernyms:predicaterelatebe
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.communicationaffirm or declare as an attribute or quality ofSynset:proclaim
Examples:- The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President
Derivationally Related Form:predication
Hypernyms:assert asseverate maintain
Inherited Hypernyms:predicateassertinsist
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s that CLAUSE
vverb.communicationinvolve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logicSynset:connote
Examples:- solving the problem is predicated on understanding it well
Derivationally Related Form:predicationconnotation
Hypernyms:imply
Inherited Hypernyms:connoteimplyexpressconveyimparttellinformcommunicateinteractact
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something