predicate
verb/ˈpredɪkeɪt/
/ˈpredɪkeɪt/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they predicate | /ˈpredɪkeɪt/ /ˈpredɪkeɪt/ |
| he / she / it predicates | /ˈpredɪkeɪts/ /ˈpredɪkeɪts/ |
| past simple predicated | /ˈpredɪkeɪtɪd/ /ˈpredɪkeɪtɪd/ |
| past participle predicated | /ˈpredɪkeɪtɪd/ /ˈpredɪkeɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form predicating | /ˈpredɪkeɪtɪŋ/ /ˈpredɪkeɪtɪŋ/ |
- [usually passive] predicate something on/upon something to base something on a particular belief, idea or principle
- Democracy is predicated upon the rule of law.
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- predicate that… | predicate something to state that something is true
- The article predicates that the market collapse was caused by weakness of the dollar.
Word Originlate Middle English (as a noun): from Latin praedicatum ‘something declared’, neuter of praedicatus ‘declared, proclaimed’, past participle of the verb praedicare, from prae ‘beforehand’ + dicare ‘make known’.
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