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English Dictionary: predicate	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
predicate n (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" one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements Synonym(s): predicate, verb phrase v make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition; "The predicate `dog' is predicated of the subject `Fido' in the sentence `Fido is a dog'" affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of; "The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President" Synonym(s): predicate, proclaim involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic; "solving the problem is predicated on understanding it well" Synonym(s): connote, predicate
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Predicate \Pred"icate\, n. [L. praedicatum, neut. of praedicatus, p. p. praedicare: cf. F. pr[82]dicat. See {Predicate}, v. t.] 1. (Logic) That which is affirmed or denied of the subject. In these propositions, [bd]Paper is white,[b8] [bd]Ink is not white,[b8] whiteness is the predicate* affirmed of paper and denied of ink. 2. (Gram.) The word or words in a proposition which express what is affirmed of the subject. Syn: Affirmation; declaration.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Predicate \Pred"i*cate\, a. [L. praedicatus, p. p.] Predicated.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Predicate \Pred"icate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Predicated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Predicating}.] [L. praedicatus, p. p. of praedicare to cry in public, to proclaim. See {Preach}.] 1. To assert to belong to something; to affirm (one thing of another); as, to predicate* whiteness of snow. 2. To found; to base. [U.S.] Note: 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. [bd]Similitude is not predicated of essences or substances, but of figures and qualities only.[b8] --Cudworth.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Predicate \Pred"i*cate\, v. i. To affirm something of another thing; to make an affirmation. --Sir M. Hale.