predicate

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Synonyms: eradicate, dedicate, predict, predicated, predate, medicate, predicant, predicator, prejudicate, predicable, premiate

Antonyms: eradicate, dedicate, predict, predicated, predate, medicate, predicant, predicator, prejudicate, predicable, premiate

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Noun

1. The part of the sentence (or clause) which states a property that a subject has or is characterized by.
2. A term of a statement, where the statement may be true or false depending on whether the thing referred to by the values of the statement's variables has the property signified by that (predicative) term.
   • A propositional variable may be treated as a nullary predicate.
   • A predicate is either valid, satisfiable, or unsatisfiable.
3. An operator, expression, or function that returns either true or false.

Adjective

1. Of or related to the predicate of a sentence or clause.
2. Predicated, stated.
3. Relating to or being any of a series of criminal acts upon which prosecution for racketeering may be predicated.

Verb

1. To announce, assert, or proclaim publicly.
2. To assume or suppose; to infer.
3. To base (on); to assert on the grounds of.
4. To make a term (or expression) the predicate of a statement.
5. To assert or state as an attribute or quality of something.

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