| VERB | communication | predicate | make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | predicate, proclaim | affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of | |
| communication | predicate, connote | involve as a necessary condition of consequence | |
| NOUN | communication | predicate | (logic) what is predicated of the subject of a proposition |
| communication | predicate, verb phrase | one of the two main constituents of a sentence |
| Sounds | preh'dahkey.t; preh'dihkaht | |
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| Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... | |
| abbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht... | ||
| Meaning | (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. | |
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| Example | "'Socrates is a man' predicates manhood of Socrates" | |
| Category | logic | The branch of philosophy that analyzes inference |
| Broader | term | One of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition |
| Spanish | predicado | |
| Verbs | predicate | make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition |
| Meaning | One of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements. | |
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| Synonym | verb phrase | |
| Broader | phrase | An expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence |
| Spanish | predicado, sintagma verbal | |
| Catalan | predicat, sintagma verbal | |
| Verbs | predicate | make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition |
| Meaning | make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "The predicate 'dog' is predicated of the subject 'Fido' in the sentence 'Fido is a dog'" | |
| Broader | relate, interrelate | Be in a relationship with |
| Adjectives | predicative | of adjectives |
| Nouns | predicate | one of the two main constituents of a sentence |
| predicate | (logic) what is predicated of the subject of a proposition | |
| predicator | an expression that predicates | |
| Meaning | affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Example | "The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President" | |
| Synonym | proclaim | |
| Broader | assert, asseverate, maintain | state categorically |
| Spanish | proclamar | |
| Catalan | proclamar | |
| Nouns | predication | (logic) a declaration of something self-evident |
| Meaning | Involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "solving the problem is predicated on understanding it well" | |
| Synonym | connote | |
| Broader | imply | Suggest as a logically necessary consequence |
| Spanish | connotar | |
| Nouns | predication | (logic) a declaration of something self-evident |
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