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PREDICATE
(noun) one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements
synonyms : verb phrase(noun) (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"
(verb) involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic
"solving the problem is predicated on understanding it well"
synonyms : connote(verb) affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of
"The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President"
synonyms : proclaim(verb) make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition
"The predicate `dog' is predicated of the subject `Fido' in the sentence `Fido is a dog'"
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Mnemonics for predicate
(Tag: ) it is "necessary condition of consequence" ie. result is based upon predicate... remember it as... every PREDICTION is PREDICATED on some facts....
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