| Noun | 1. | predicate - (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"logic - the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference term - one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition; "the major term of a syllogism must occur twice" | |
| 2. | predicate - one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complementsphrase - an expression forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence but not containing a finite verb | |
| Verb | 1. | predicate - make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition; "The predicate `dog' is predicated of the subject `Fido' in the sentence `Fido is a dog'"interrelate, relate - be in a relationship with; "How are these two observations related?" | |
| 2. | predicate - affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of; "The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President" | |
| 3. | predicate - involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic; "solving the problem is predicated on understanding it well"imply - suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic | |