Predicate
 

predicate
noun1.(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"2.one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements
verb1.make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition; "The predicate 'dog' is predicated of the subject 'Fido' in the sentence 'Fido is a dog'"2.affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of; "The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President"3.involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic; "solving the problem is predicated on understanding it well"[syn: connote]