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Noun predicate has 2 senses

predicate - (logic) what is predicated of the subject of a proposition; the second term in a proposition is predicated of the first term by means of the copula; "`Socrates is a man' predicates manhood of Socrates"
--₁ is a kind of term

Derived form: verb predicate₁
predicate, verb phrase - one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements
--₂ is a kind of phrase

Derived form: verb predicate₁

Verb predicate has 3 senses

predicate - make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition; "The predicate `dog' is predicated of the subject `Fido' in the sentence `Fido is a dog'"
--₁ is one way to relate, interrelate

Derived forms: noun predicate₂, noun predicate₁, noun predicator₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
predicate, proclaim - affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of; "The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President"
--₂ is one way to assert, asseverate, maintain

Derived form: noun predication₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
connote, predicate - involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic; "solving the problem is predicated on understanding it well"
--₃ is one way to imply

Derived form: noun predication₁
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something