predicate

n. (Grammar) fundamental part of a sentence that contains a verb and provides details about the subject of a sentence (such as attributes, action, etc.)

v. base on, found on; establish, set; ascribe, attribute

Predicate or predication may refer to: Mathematics and statisticsa predicate (mathematics) is either a relation or the boolean-valued function that amounts to the characteristic function or the indicator function of such a relation.Logica predicate (logic) is a fundamental concept in first-order logic.Grammara predicate (grammar) is one of the two immediate components of a sentence. It is the rest of the sentence apart from the subject. For instance, in the sentence "All good things don't come to an end" the "don't come to an end" is the predicate, whereas the subject is "all good things." (Strictly speaking, the simple subject is "things" and "come" is the verb; the other words modify the key terms and comprise elements of the subjective phrase and the predicate phrase.)
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Noun
1. (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; "`Socrates is a man' predicates manhood of Socrates"
(hypernym) term
(classification) logic
2. one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements
(synonym) verb phrase
(hypernym) phrase
Verb
1. make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition; "The predicate `dog' is predicated of the subject `Fido' in the sentence `Fido is a dog'"
(hypernym) relate, interrelate
(derivation) verb phrase
2. affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of; "The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President"
(synonym) proclaim
(hypernym) assert, asseverate, maintain
(derivation) postulation, predication
3. involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic; "solving the problem is predicated on understanding it well"
(synonym) connote
(hypernym) imply
(derivation) postulation, predication

v. preach, moralize, lecture, give a sermon

v. preach, lecture