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- [verb pred-i-keyt; adjective, noun pred-i-kit]
- /verb ˈprɛd ɪˌkeɪt; adjective, noun ˈprɛd ɪ kɪt/
- /ˈpred.ɪ.kət/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [verb pred-i-keyt; adjective, noun pred-i-kit]
- /verb ˈprɛd ɪˌkeɪt; adjective, noun ˈprɛd ɪ kɪt/
Definitions of predicate word
- verb with object predicate to proclaim; declare; affirm; assert. 1
- verb with object predicate Logic. to affirm or assert (something) of the subject of a proposition. to make (a term) the predicate of such a proposition. 1
- verb with object predicate to connote; imply: His retraction predicates a change of attitude. 1
- verb with object predicate to found or derive (a statement, action, etc.); base (usually followed by on): He predicated his behavior on his faith in humanity. 1
- verb without object predicate to make an affirmation or assertion. 1
- abbreviation PREDICATE predicated. 1
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Origin of predicate
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; (noun) late Middle English (< Middle French predicat) < Medieval Latin praedicātum, noun use of neuter of Latin praedicātus, past participle of praedicāre to declare publicly, assert, equivalent to prae- pre- + dicā(re) to show, indicate, make known + -tus past participle suffix; (v. and adj.) < Latin praedicātus; cf. preach
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Predicate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
predicate popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
predicate usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for predicate
verb predicate
- affirm — If you affirm that something is true or that something exists, you state firmly and publicly that it is true or exists.
- assert — If someone asserts a fact or belief, they state it firmly.
- assume — If you assume that something is true, you imagine that it is true, sometimes wrongly.
- aver — If you aver that something is the case, you say very firmly that it is true.
- back-talk — an impudent response; impudence.
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