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" ;

2. (

• predicate ,
• verb_phrase

) one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements ;

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'" ;

2. (

• predicate ,
• proclaim ,

) affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of; "The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President" ;

3. (

• connote ,
• predicate ,

) involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic; "solving the problem is predicated on understanding it well" ;