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| pred·i·cate [ préddikət ] |
noun (plural pred·i·cates) |
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1. grammar part of sentence excluding subject: a word or combination of words, including the verb, objects, or phrases governed by the verb that make up one of the two main parts of a sentence
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2. logic everything in sentence excluding names: everything in a simple sentence other than names, e.g. "runs" in "Lee runs" and "is taller than" in "Lee is taller than Glen"
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3. logic something affirmed or denied: something that is affirmed or denied about something else
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transitive verb (past and past participle pred·i·cat·ed, present participle pred·i·cat·ing, 3rd person present singular pred·i·cates) |
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1. base something on something: to base an opinion, an action, or a result on something
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formal
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  predicated on reason
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2. state something: to state or assert something
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formal
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3. imply something: to imply or suggest something
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4. logic assert something about subject of statement: to assert or affirm something about the subject of a statement
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5. logic make expression predicate of statement: to make an expression or term the predicate of a statement
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| [Mid-16th century. < late Latin praedicatum< past participle of Latin praedicare "declare publicly," literally "declare before" < dicare "declare, state"] |
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