predicate

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

predi·cate [predicate predicates predicated predicating] noun, verb
noun BrE [ˈpredɪkət] ; NAmE [ˈpredɪkət] (grammar)
a part of a sentence containing a verb that makes a statement about the subject of the verb, such as went home in John went home.
compare ↑object _n. (⁵)

Word Origin:
late Middle English (as a noun): from Latin praedicatum ‘something declared’, neuter of praedicatus ‘declared, proclaimed’, past participle of the verb praedicare, from prae ‘beforehand’ + dicare ‘make known’.
 
verb BrE [ˈpredɪkeɪt] ; NAmE [ˈpredɪkeɪt] (formal)
1. usually passive ~ sth on/upon sth to base sth on a particular belief, idea or principle
•Democracy is predicated upon the rule of law.
2. ~ that… | ~ sth to state that sth is true
•The article predicates that the market collapse was caused by weakness of the dollar.
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Word Origin:
late Middle English (as a noun): from Latin praedicatum ‘something declared’, neuter of praedicatus ‘declared, proclaimed’, past participle of the verb praedicare, from prae ‘beforehand’ + dicare ‘make known’.
 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  verb phrase, connote, proclaim