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predicate

1. pred.i.cate \'pred-i-k*t\ \'pred-i-k*t-iv, 'pred-*-.ka-t-\ n [LL 
   praedicatum, fr. neut. of praedicatus] 1a: something that is affirmed or 
   denied of the subject in a proposition in  logic {in "paper is white", 
   whiteness is the ~} 1b: a term designating a property or relation  2: the 
   part of a sentence or clause that expresses what is said of the subj ect 
   and that usu. consists of a verb with or without objects, complements, or 
   adverbial modifiers - pred.i.ca.tive aj
2. pred.i.cate \'pred-*-.ka-t\ vt [LL praedicatus, pp. of praedicare to 
   assert, predicate logically,]preach, fr. L, to proclaim publicly, assert - 
   more at PREACH 1a: AFFIRM, DECLARE  archaic  1b: PREACH  2a: to assert to 
   be a quality, attribute, or property  2b: to make (a term) the predicate in 
   a proposition  3: to cause to be based : FOUND  4: IMPLY 
3. pred.i.cate \'pred-i-k*t\ aj : belonging to the predicate; specif : 
   completing the meaning of  a copula or linking verb