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predicative

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/prɪˈdɪkətɪv/US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈprɛdɪˌkeɪtɪv, -kə-/

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predicative /prɪˈdɪkətɪv/ adj

relating to or occurring within the predicate of a sentence: a predicative adjective
Compare attributive

preˈdicatively adv

pred•i•cate /v. ˈprɛdɪˌkeɪt; adj., n. -kɪt/USA pronunciation v., -cat•ed, -cat•ing, adj., n.
v. [~ + object]

to declare;
affirm;
assert;
say something.
to imply:Their apology predicates a new attitude.
to base (behavior, etc.) on some stated belief, etc.:[~ + object + on + object]decisions predicated on statistics.

adj.

Grammarbelonging to or used in the predicate of a sentence.

n. [countable]

Grammara unit of a sentence that is one of the two main parts of it (the other being the subject), and that consists of a verb and any words belonging with the verb, as objects, complements, or adverbs:The predicate of the sentence The package is here is the phrase is here. The predicate often expresses the action performed by, or condition attributed to, the subject.

pred•i•ca•tion /ˌprɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]
pred•i•ca•tive /ˈprɛdɪˌkeɪtɪv, -kə-/USA pronunciation adj.

pred•i•cate (v. pred′i kāt′;adj., n. pred′i kit),USA pronunciation v., -cat•ed, -cat•ing, adj., n.
v.t.

to proclaim;
declare;
affirm;
assert.
Philosophy[Logic.]
- to affirm or assert (something) of the subject of a proposition.
- to make (a term) the predicate of such a proposition.
to connote;
imply:His retraction predicates a change of attitude.
to found or derive (a statement, action, etc.);
base (usually fol. by on):He predicated his behavior on his faith in humanity.

v.i.

to make an affirmation or assertion.

adj.

predicated.
Grammarbelonging to the predicate:a predicate noun.

Grammar(in many languages, as English) a syntactic unit that functions as one of the two main constituents of a simple sentence, the other being the subject, and that consists of a verb, which in English may agree with the subject in number, and of all the words governed by the verb or modifying it, the whole often expressing the action performed by or the state attributed to the subject, as is here in Larry is here.
Philosophy[Logic.]that which is affirmed or denied concerning the subject of a proposition.

Latin praedicātus; compare preach
Medieval Latin praedicātum, noun, nominal use of neuter of Latin praedicātus, past participle of praedicāre to declare publicly, assert, equivalent. to prae- pre- + dicā(re) to show, indicate, make known + -tus past participle suffix; (verb, verbal and adjective, adjectival)
Middle French predicat)
(noun, nominal) late Middle English (1400–50

pred′i•ca′tion, n.
pred′i•ca′tion•al, adj.
pred′i•ca′tive•ly, adv.

'predicative' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

about - ad-lib - attributive - contemptuous - finished - high - mistaken - otherwise - quit - scot-free - still - there - ultra vires - up - up-to-date - galore - his - predicate - retained object complement

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