Main entry: predicate, verb phrase
Definition: one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements
Main entry: predicate
Definition: (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
Usage: `Socrates is a man' predicates manhood of Socrates
Main entry: predicate, connote
Definition: involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic
Usage: solving the problem is predicated on understanding it well
Main entry: predicate, proclaim
Definition: affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of
Usage: The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President
Main entry: predicate
Definition: make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition
Usage: The predicate `dog' is predicated of the subject `Fido' in the sentence `Fido is a dog'