predicate

[ verb pred-i-keyt; adjective, noun pred-i-kit ]

/ verb ˈprɛd ɪˌkeɪt; adjective, noun ˈprɛd ɪ kɪt /

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verb (used with object), pred·i·cat·ed, pred·i·cat·ing.

to proclaim; declare; affirm; assert.

Logic.

to affirm or assert (something) of the subject of a proposition.
to make (a term) the predicate of such a proposition.

to connote; imply: His retraction predicates a change of attitude.

to found or derive (a statement, action, etc.); base (usually followed by on): He predicated his behavior on his faith in humanity.

verb (used without object), pred·i·cat·ed, pred·i·cat·ing.

to make an affirmation or assertion.

adjective

predicated.

Grammar. belonging to the predicate: a predicate noun.

noun

Grammar. (in many languages, as English) a syntactic unit that functions as one of the two main constituents of a simple sentence, the other being the subject, and that consists of a verb, which in English may agree with the subject in number, and of all the words governed by the verb or modifying it, the whole often expressing the action performed by or the state attributed to the subject, as is here in Larry is here.

Logic. that which is affirmed or denied concerning the subject of a proposition.

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Origin of predicate

First recorded in 1400–50; (noun) late Middle English, from Middle French predicat or directly from Medieval Latin praedicātum, noun use of neuter of Latin praedicātus, past participle of praedicāre “to declare publicly, assert,” equivalent to prae- “before, in advance, early” (see pre-) + dicā(re) “to show, make known, indicate” (see indicate) + -tus past participle suffix; (verb and adjective) from Latin praedicātus; cf. preach

OTHER WORDS FROM predicate

pred·i·ca·tion

[pred-i-key-shuhn], /ˌprɛd ɪˈkeɪ ʃən/, nounpred·i·ca·tive

[pred-i-key-tiv, -kuh-; British pri-dik-uh-tiv], /ˈprɛd ɪˌkeɪ tɪv, -kə-; British prɪˈdɪk ə tɪv/, adjectivepred·i·ca·tive·ly, adverbnon·pred·i·ca·tive, adjective

non·pred·i·ca·tive·ly, adverbsub·pred·i·cate, nounsub·pred·i·ca·tive, adjectiveun·pred·i·cat·ed, adjectiveun·pred·i·ca·tive, adjectiveun·pred·i·ca·tive·ly, adverb

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How to use predicate in a sentence

That is, of course, predicated on populations having access to the Internet and a basic education in areas like writing, math, or statistics.
The rise of the MOOCs: How Coursera is retraining the American workforce for a post-COVID economy|Beth Kowitt|November 16, 2020|Fortune
All major veterans benefits programs, from Revolutionary War pensions to the GI Bill, are predicated on the notion that the dangers of military service merit forms of gratitude that secure future benefits.
Veterans Day is a time to consider how to reward front-line covid-19 workers|James Grossman, Laura McEnaney|November 11, 2020|Washington Post
Part of that approach has been predicated on the idea that the country would be able to handle a surge in new cases — but no effort appears to have been made to actually accommodate it.
The coronavirus pandemic continues to be predictably deadly|Philip Bump|November 11, 2020|Washington Post
The world’s second-biggest economy had become a market system that was fundamentally different from the capitalist model upon which most international trade laws and norms are predicated.
Robert Lighthizer Blew Up 60 Years of Trade Policy. Nobody Knows What Happens Next.|by Lydia DePillis|October 13, 2020|ProPublica

It may be creating a predicate for the Justice Department to make inflated announcements about mail-in vote fraud and the like in the run-up to the election.
DOJ Frees Federal Prosecutors to Take Steps That Could Interfere With Elections, Weakening Long-standing Policy|by Robert Faturechi and Justin Elliott|October 7, 2020|ProPublica
They informed us that the money and Medicaid payments we received were predicated on a mistake.
Medicaid Will Give You Money for At-Home Care, but You Might Wait Years|Elizabeth Picciuto|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Mainstream blockbusters, especially action flicks, are often predicated on out of this world plots.
Young Adult Novel Adaptations Put Mainstream Blockbusters to Shame|Amy Zimmerman|June 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But the rise of these firms is predicated almost entirely on success in their home markets.
Yes We Can Still Market: Why U.S. Brands Remain World’s Most Valuable|Daniel Gross|June 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They are predicated on an assumption of fossil fuel scarcity and U.S. vulnerability to volatile global oil markets.
Bringing U.S. Energy Policy Into the 21st Century|Will Marshall|April 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“CSI which goes on the air at nine is predicated on sexual predators,” said Holland.
Porn's Behind-the-Camera Feminists|Emily Shire|February 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That is, if a truth be asserted of an individual, it can therefore be predicated of the class to which the individual belongs.
English: Composition and Literature|W. F. (William Franklin) Webster
Their liking had matured into an attachment, which might have been predicated upon their consonance of feeling and sentiment.
Alone|Marion Harland
Except that they all resemble each other more than they resemble anything else, nothing whatever could be predicated of the class.
A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive|John Stuart Mill
Movement therefore cannot be predicated of infinity, without also attributing stability to it.
Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 3|Plotinos (Plotinus)
In general, everything which is predicated of an object either comes to it from without, or is its actualization.
Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 3|Plotinos (Plotinus)

British Dictionary definitions for predicate

predicate

verb (ˈprɛdɪˌkeɪt) (mainly tr)

(also intr; when tr, may take a clause as object) to proclaim, declare, or affirm

to imply or connote

(foll by on or upon) to base or found (a proposition, argument, etc)

logic

to assert or affirm (a property, characteristic, or condition) of the subject of a proposition
to make (a term, expression, etc) the predicate of a proposition

noun (ˈprɛdɪkɪt)

grammar

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
(as modifier)a predicate adjective

logic

an expression that is derived from a sentence by the deletion of a name
a property, characteristic, or attribute that may be affirmed or denied of something. The categorial statement all men are mortal relates two predicates, is a man and is mortal
the term of a categorial proposition that is affirmed or denied of its subject. In this example all men is the subject, and mortal is the predicate
a function from individuals to truth values, the truth set of the function being the extension of the predicate

adjective (ˈprɛdɪkɪt)

of or relating to something that has been predicated

Derived forms of predicate

predication, noun

Word Origin for predicate

C16: from Latin praedicāre to assert publicly, from prae in front, in public + dīcere to say

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Cultural definitions for predicate

predicate

[ (pred-i-kuht) ]

The part of a sentence that shows what is being said about the subject. The predicate includes the main verb and all its modifiers. In the following sentence, the italicized portion is the predicate: “Olga's dog was the ugliest creature on four legs.”

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