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pred·i·cate
 predicate
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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
pre
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keIt
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| inflections: |
predicates, predicating, predicated |
| definition 1: |
to declare or assert, often as a belief.
- synonyms:
- allege, aver, avouch, avow
- similar words:
- advance, affirm, assert, asseverate, claim, contend, declare, maintain, postulate, proclaim, profess
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| definition 2: |
to use as a foundation or justification for a statement, belief, or course of action (usu. fol. by "on").
He predicated his argument on a law of physics.- synonyms:
- ground
- similar words:
- base, found
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| definition 3: |
in logic, to declare (something) about the subject of a proposition.
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| definition 4: |
to carry the implication of; connote.
- synonyms:
- connote, imply, signify
- similar words:
- denote, entail, import, indicate, presume, represent, suggest
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| related words: |
affirm, assert, assume, claim, premise, profess |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
pre
d
keIt
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| definition: |
to make a declaration or statement.
- synonyms:
- declare, pronounce
- similar words:
- decree, profess
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| pronunciation: |
pre
d
kiht
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| definition: |
in grammar, belonging or pertaining to the predicate of a sentence.
a predicate adjective |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| pronunciation: |
pre
d
kiht
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| definition: |
in grammar, the part of a sentence that explains the action, effect, or condition of the subject, consisting of the verb and all the words that modify or are affected by the verb.
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| derivations: |
predicative (adj.), predicatively (adv.), predication (n.) |
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