predicate
intransitive verbTo base or establish (a statement or action, for example).
intransitive verbTo state or affirm as an attribute or quality of something.
intransitive verbTo carry the connotation of; imply.
intransitive verbTo make (a term or expression) the predicate of a proposition.
intransitive verbTo proclaim or assert; declare.
intransitive verbTo make a statement or assertion.
nounOne of the two main constituents of a sentence or clause, modifying the subject and including the verb, objects, or phrases governed by the verb, as opened the door in Jane opened the door or is very sleepy in The child is very sleepy.
nounThat part of a proposition that is affirmed or denied about the subject. For example, in the proposition We are mortal, mortal is the predicate.
adjectiveOf or belonging to the predicate of a sentence or clause.
adjectiveStated or asserted; predicated.
