Predicate

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

(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.) affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of; 'The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President'.

(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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• Every hospital, board of health, and organized medical and sanitary body predicates its laws and modes of treatment upon the principles of bacteriology. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• The astronomer predicts an eclipse, and on the minute the spheres swing into line, verifying, beyond all doubt, the correctness of the laws predicated for their movements. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• A tendency existed at the time to assume that electricity was altogether safe, while its opponents, predicating their attacks on arc-lighting casualties, insisted it was most dangerous. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.

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