Thesaurus: predicate

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1. v. t. To assert to belong to something; to affirm (one thing of another); as, to predicate whiteness of snow.
2. v. t. To found; to base.
3. v. i. To affirm something of another thing; to make an affirmation.
4. v. t. 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.
5. v. t. The word or word/words">words in a proposition which express what is affirmed of the subject.
6. a. Predicated.
7. 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
8. n. one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements
9. v. make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition
10. v. affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of
11. v. involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic
12. 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. "Similitude is not predicated of essences or substances, but of figures and qualities only." Cudworth. To affirm something of another thing; to make an affirmation. Sir M. Hale. 1. (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. 2. (Gram.) The word or words in a proposition which express what is affirmed of the subject. Syn. -- Affirmation; declaration. Predicated.