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predicate noun 1 grammar the word or words in a sentence that make a statement about the subject, usually consisting of a verb and its complement, eg ran in John ran and knew exactly what to do in The people in charge knew exactly what to do. 2 logic what is stated as a property of the subject of a proposition. verb (predicated, predicating) 1 to assert. 2 to imply; to entail the existence of something. 3 logic to state something as a property of the subject of a proposition. 4 (usually predicate on or upon something) to make the viability of (an idea, etc) depend on something else being true • Their success was predicated on the number of supporters they had. predication noun.
ETYMOLOGY: 16c: from Latin praedicare to assert, from dicare to declare.
predicate noun 1 grammar the word or words in a sentence that make a statement about the subject, usually consisting of a verb and its complement, eg ran in John ran and knew exactly what to do in The people in charge knew exactly what to do. 2 logic what is stated as a property of the subject of a proposition. verb (predicated, predicating) 1 to assert. 2 to imply; to entail the existence of something. 3 logic to state something as a property of the subject of a proposition. 4 (usually predicate on or upon something) to make the viability of (an idea, etc) depend on something else being true • Their success was predicated on the number of supporters they had. predication noun.
ETYMOLOGY: 16c: from Latin praedicare to assert, from dicare to declare.
predicate noun 1 grammar the word or words in a sentence that make a statement about the subject, usually consisting of a verb and its complement, eg ran in John ran and knew exactly what to do in The people in charge knew exactly what to do. 2 logic what is stated as a property of the subject of a proposition. verb (predicated, predicating) 1 to assert. 2 to imply; to entail the existence of something. 3 logic to state something as a property of the subject of a proposition. 4 (usually predicate on or upon something) to make the viability of (an idea, etc) depend on something else being true • Their success was predicated on the number of supporters they had. predication noun.
ETYMOLOGY: 16c: from Latin praedicare to assert, from dicare to declare.
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