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predicate

predicate
Zelfstandig naamwoord
  • predikaat v.h. subject bij ontleding; gezegde in een zin
  • one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements

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predicate
Zelfstandig naamwoord
    • (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"

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    to predicate
    Werkwoord
      • 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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      to predicate
      Werkwoord
        • affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of
        "The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President"

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

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