assert vs predicate

predicate vs assert

assert is not a noun while predicate is a noun.

assert and predicate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
assert	No	No	Yes	No
predicate	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, predicate is a hyponym of assert; that is, predicate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than assert:

assert: state categorically
predicate: affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of

Other hyponyms of assert include allege, aver, say, proclaim.

assert (noun)	predicate (noun)
	one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements
	(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

assert (verb)	predicate (verb)
postulate positively and assertively	affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of
to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true	involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic
state categorically	make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition
insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized

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