Meaning

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

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

verb make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition

originFrom Middle English predicat(e), from Old French predicat (French prédicat), from Medieval Latin praedicātum (“thing said of a subject, predicate”), substantivized from the nominative neuter singular of praedicātus, the perfect passive participle praedicō (“to proclaim”), see -ate (noun-forming suffix); see also Etymology 2 below. The adjective was derived from the noun by metanalysis, see -ate…

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