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Vocabulary Entry
predicate
|noun • verb
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N
noun
A statement that affirms or denies something and usually contains a subject and a verb.
Example Sentences
"The predicate of the sentence indicates what the subject does."
"In logic, a predicate expresses a property or relation."
"Understanding the predicate in a sentence can clarify its meaning."
V
verb
To state or affirm something as a quality or attribute.
Example Sentences
"The teacher predicates success on hard work."
"In grammar, we predicate the adjective to describe the noun."
"She predicates her analysis on empirical data."