The Wordsmith Dictionary

Pred "i *cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Predicated; p. pr. & vb. n.Predicating.] Etym: [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. "Similitude is not predicated of essences or substances, but of figures and qualities only. " Cudworth.

PREDICATE

PREDICATE Pred "i *cate, v. i.

Defn: To affirm something of another thing; to make an affirmation. Sir M. Hale.

PREDICATE

Pred "i *cate, n. Etym: [L. praedicatum, neut. of praedicatus, p. p.praedicare: cf. F. prédicat. See Predicate, v. t.]

1. (Logic )

Defn: 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. )

Defn: The word or words in a proposition which express what is affirmed of the subject.

Syn. -- Affirmation; declaration.

PREDICATE

Pred "i *cate, a. Etym: [L. praedicatus, p. p.]

Defn: Predicated.

PREDICATION

Pred `i *ca "tion, n. Etym: [L. praedicatio: cf. F. prédication.]

1. The act of predicating, or of affirming one thing of another; affirmation; assertion. Locke.

2. Preaching. [Obs. or Scot. ] Chaucer.

PREDICATIVE

Pred "i *ca *tive, a. Etym: [L. praedicativus.]

Defn: Expressing affirmation or predication; affirming; predicating, as, a predicative term. -- Pred "i *ca *tive *ly, adv.

PREDICATORY

Pred "i *ca *to *ry, a. Etym: [Cf. L. praedicatorius praising. ]

Defn: Affirmative; positive. Bp. Hall.

New American Oxford Dictionary

predicate

pred i cate ▶noun |ˈpredikət ˈprɛdəkət |Grammar the part of a sentence or clause containing a verb and stating something about the subject (e.g., went home in John went home ): [ as modifier ] : predicate adjective. • Logic something that is affirmed or denied concerning an argument of a proposition. ▶verb |ˈpredəˌkāt ˈprɛdəˌkeɪt | [ with obj. ] 1 Grammar & Logic state, affirm, or assert (something ) about the subject of a sentence or an argument of proposition: a word that predicates something about its subject | aggression is predicated of those who act aggressively. 2 (predicate something on /upon ) found or base something on: the theory of structure on which later chemistry was predicated. DERIVATIVES pred i ca tion |ˌpredəˈkāSHən |noun ORIGIN late Middle English (as a noun ): from Latin praedicatum ‘something declared, ’ neuter of praedicatus ‘declared, proclaimed, ’ past participle of the verb praedicare, from prae ‘beforehand ’ + dicare ‘make known. ’

predicate calculus

pred i cate cal cu lus |ˈpredəkət ˌprɛdəˌkeɪt ˈkælkjələs | ▶noun the branch of symbolic logic that deals with propositions containing predicates, names, and quantifiers.

predicate nominative

pred i cate nom i na tive ▶noun Grammar a word in the nominative case that completes a copulative verb, such as son in the sentence Charlie is my son .

predicative

pred i ca tive |ˈpredəˌkātiv, -ikətiv ˈprɛdəˌkeɪdɪv | ▶adjective 1 Grammar (of an adjective or noun ) forming or contained in the predicate, as old in the dog is old (but not in the old dog ) and house in there is a large house . Contrasted with attributive. • denoting a use of the verb to be to assert something about the subject. 2 Logic acting as a predicate. DERIVATIVES pred i ca tive ly adverb ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Latin praedicativus, from praedicat- ‘declared ’ (in medieval Latin ‘predicated ’), from the verb praedicare (see predicate ).

predicator

pred i ca tor |ˈpredəˌkātər ˈprɛdəkeɪdər | ▶noun (in systemic grammar ) a verb phrase considered as a constituent of clause structure, along with subject, object, and adjunct.

Oxford Dictionary

predicate

predi |cate ▶noun |ˈprɛdɪkət | 1 Grammar the part of a sentence or clause containing a verb and stating something about the subject (e.g. went home in John went home ). 2 Logic something which is affirmed or denied concerning an argument of a proposition. ▶verb |ˈprɛdɪkeɪt | [ with obj. ] 1 Grammar & Logic state, affirm, or assert (something ) about the subject of a sentence or an argument of a proposition: a word which predicates something about its subject | aggression is predicated of those who act aggressively. • declare or affirm (something ) as true or existing; postulate or assert. 2 (predicate something on /upon ) found or base something on: the theory of structure on which later chemistry was predicated. DERIVATIVES predication |-ˈkeɪʃ (ə )n |noun ORIGIN late Middle English (as a noun ): from Latin praedicatum ‘something declared ’, neuter of praedicatus ‘declared, proclaimed ’, past participle of the verb praedicare, from prae ‘beforehand ’ + dicare ‘make known ’.

predicate calculus

predi |cate cal ¦cu |lus ▶noun [ mass noun ] the branch of symbolic logic that deals with propositions containing predicates, names, and quantifiers.

predicate nominative

pred i cate nom i na tive ▶noun Grammar a word in the nominative case that completes a copulative verb, such as son in the sentence Charlie is my son .

predicative

predicative |prɪˈdɪkətɪv | ▶adjective 1 Grammar (of an adjective or noun ) forming or contained in the predicate, as old in the dog is old (but not in the old dog ) and house in there is a large house . Contrasted with attributive. • denoting a use of the verb to be to assert something about the subject. 2 Logic acting as a predicate. DERIVATIVES predicatively adverb ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Latin praedicativus, from praedicat- ‘declared ’ (in medieval Latin ‘predicated ’), from the verb praedicare (see predicate ).

predicator

predicator |ˈprɛdɪkeɪtə | ▶noun (in systemic grammar ) a verb phrase considered as a constituent of clause structure, along with subject, object, and adjunct.

American Oxford Thesaurus

predicate

predicate verb expansion of the group is predicated on further research: base, be dependent, found, establish, rest, ground, premise.

Oxford Thesaurus

predicate

predicate verb all the social sciences are predicated on the notion that individuals are not isolated: base, be dependent, found, establish, rest, build, ground, premise.

French Dictionary

prédicat

prédicat n. m. nom masculin 1 Attribut dans une proposition. 2 linguistique Ce qui est dit à propos de ce dont on parle (sujet ou thème ) dans un énoncé. : Étienne (sujet ) a réussi (prédicat ).

prédicateur

prédicateur , trice n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin Personne qui prêche la parole de Dieu.

prédication

prédication n. f. nom féminin 1 Action de prêcher une doctrine religieuse. 2 littéraire Sermon. SYNONYME homélie ; prêche ; prône . Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec les noms suivants: • prédiction, prophétie; • prédilection, préférence.

Spanish Dictionary

predicativo, -va

predicativo, -va adjetivo 1 Del predicado, que realiza esta función o que contiene un predicado .2 ling [verbo ] Que predica algo de un sustantivo sujeto .3 ling [oración ] Que tiene un verbo predicativo .4 adjetivo /nombre masculino ling [complemento verbal ] Que califica o modifica al mismo tiempo a un nombre en función de sujeto o de objeto directo y al verbo :en la oración ‘María llega cansada ’, ‘cansada ’ es un predicativo del sujeto; en la oración ‘encontramos a María muy cansada ’, ‘muy cansada ’ es un predicativo del objeto directo; el predicativo siempre concuerda en género y número con el elemento al que califica .5 ling [adjetivo, nombre ] Que, en un predicado nominal, expresa una cualidad del sujeto :en las frases ‘la chica es lista ’ y ‘su padre es panadero ’, ‘lista ’ y ‘panadero ’ son predicativos .

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

predicate

pred i cate /prédɪkət / (! -cateは /kət /) 名詞 C 〘文法〙述語, 述部 .動詞 /prédɪkèɪt /他動詞｟かたく｠1 〖通例be ～d 〗 «…の根拠理由に » 基づく «on , upon » .2 〖～ that節〗…であると断定する .

predicative

pred i ca tive /prɪdɪ́kətɪv /形容詞〘文法〙叙述 [述語 ]的な .