I. ˈpre-di-kət noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin praedicatum, from neuter of praedicatus
Date: 15th century
1.
a. : something that is affirmed or denied of the subject in a proposition in logic
b. : a term designating a property or relation
2. : the part of a sentence or clause that expresses what is said of the subject and that usually consists of a verb with or without objects, complements, or adverbial modifiers
• pred·i·ca·tive -kə-tiv, -ˌkā- adjective
• pred·i·ca·tive·ly adverb
II. ˈpre-də-ˌkāt transitive verb
( -cat·ed ; -cat·ing )
Etymology: Late Latin praedicatus, past participle of praedicare to assert, predicate logically, preach, from Latin, to proclaim, assert — more at preach
Date: circa 1552
1.
a. : affirm , declare
b. archaic : preach
2.
a. : to assert to be a quality, attribute, or property — used with following of
predicate s intelligence of humans
b. : to make (a term) the predicate in a proposition
3. : found , base — usually used with on
the theory is predicated on recent findings
4. : imply
III. ˈpre-di-kət adjective
Date: 1887
: completing the meaning of a copula
predicate adjective
predicate noun