Antonyms for predicate

Grammar : Verb

Spell : verb pred-i-keyt; adjective, noun pred-i-kit

Phonetic Transcription : verb ˈprɛd ɪˌkeɪt; adjective, noun ˈprɛd ɪ kɪt

Definition of predicate

Origin : mid-15c., a term in logic, from Middle French predicat and directly from Medieval Latin predicatum, from Latin praedicatum "that which is said of the subject," noun use of neuter past participle of praedicare "assert, proclaim, declare publicly," from prae- "forth, before" (see pre-) + dicare "proclaim," from stem of dicere "to speak, to say" (see diction). Grammatical sense is from 1630s. Related: Predicative; predicator; predicatory.

verb assert
verb imply

Example sentences :

The train of consequences which follows, is inferred by altering the predicate into 'not many.'
Extract from : « Parmenides » by Plato

Of all such actions we predicate not courage, but a name indicative of order.
Extract from : « Statesman » by Plato

In 'the matter seems clear,' 'clear' is part of the predicate of 'matter.'
Extract from : « The Verbalist » by Thomas Embly Osmun, (AKA Alfred Ayres)

A verb should agree in number with its subject, and not with its predicate.
Extract from : « The Verbalist » by Thomas Embly Osmun, (AKA Alfred Ayres)

A long subject is often separated from the predicate by a comma.
Extract from : « The Verbalist » by Thomas Embly Osmun, (AKA Alfred Ayres)

Where there is no danger of obscurity, the subject must not be separated from the predicate by any point.
Extract from : « "Stops" » by Paul Allardyce

Are we therefore to predicate original depravity of man's body?
Extract from : « What Is and What Might Be » by Edmond Holmes

For all that is predicated of the predicate will be predicated also of the subject.
Extract from : « The Categories » by Aristotle

In reality the essence of which we predicate these attributes is one and simple.
Extract from : « A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy » by Isaac Husik

All thought must have an object, and every object must have some predicate.
Extract from : « Christianity and Greek Philosophy » by Benjamin Franklin Cocker

Synonyms for predicate

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