predicate

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

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

to proclaim; declare; affirm; assert.
Logic.
1. to affirm or assert (something) of the subject of a proposition.
2. 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.

Origin of predicate

1400–50; (noun) late Middle English (< Middle French predicat) < Medieval Latin praedicātum, noun use of neuter of Latin praedicātus, past participle of praedicāre to declare publicly, assert, equivalent to prae- pre- + dicā(re) to show, indicate, make known + -tus past participle suffix; (v. and adj.) < Latin praedicātus; cf. preach

Related formspred·i·ca·tion, nounpred·i·ca·tion·al, adjectivepred·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, adjectivenon·pred·i·ca·tive·ly, adverbsub·pred·i·cate, nounsub·pred·i·ca·tion, 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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Related Words for predicated

signify, affirm, imply, state, declare, mean, rest, proclaim, assert, base, aver, profess, establish

Examples from the Web for predicated

Contemporary Examples of predicated

They informed us that the money and Medicaid payments we received were predicated on a mistake.
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Elizabeth Picciuto
December 2, 2014
Mainstream blockbusters, especially action flicks, are often predicated on out of this world plots.
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June 14, 2014
But the rise of these firms is predicated almost entirely on success in their home markets.
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June 1, 2014
They are predicated on an assumption of fossil fuel scarcity and U.S. vulnerability to volatile global oil markets.
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Will Marshall
April 1, 2014
“CSI which goes on the air at nine is predicated on sexual predators,” said Holland.
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February 26, 2014

Historical Examples of predicated

To some extent my friendship with these men was predicated on having a few drinks with them.
The Old Game
Samuel G. Blythe
Therefore not-being cannot be predicated or expressed; for how can we say 'is,' 'are not,' without number?
Sophist
Plato
Everything could be predicated of everything, or nothing of anything.
Sophist
Plato
In the same way, 'animal' is also predicated of the individual man, but is not present in him.
The Categories
Aristotle
Moreover, the definition of the differentia may be predicated of that of which the differentia itself is predicated.
The Categories
Aristotle

British Dictionary definitions for predicated

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

noun (ˈprɛdɪkɪt)

grammar
1. 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
2. (as modifier)a predicate adjective
logic
1. an expression that is derived from a sentence by the deletion of a name
2. 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
3. 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
4. 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 Formspredication, 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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Word Origin and History for predicated

predicate

mid-15c., a term in logic, from Middle French predicat and directly from Medieval Latin predicatum, from Latin praedicatum "that which is said of the subject," noun use of neuter past participle of praedicare "assert, proclaim, declare publicly," from prae- "forth, before" (see pre-) + dicare "proclaim," from stem of dicere "to speak, to say" (see diction). Grammatical sense is from 1630s. Related: Predicative; predicator; predicatory.

predicate

adj.

1887, from Latin praedicatus, past participle of praedicare "proclaim, announce" (see predicate (n.)).

predicate

1550s, back formation from predication, or else from Latin praedicatus, past participle of praedicare "proclaim, announce" (see predicate (n.)). Related: Predicated; predicating. Phrase predicated on "founded on, based on," is American English, first recorded 1766.

predicated in Culture

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.”