Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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predicate | Yes | No | Yes | No |
predicator | Yes | No | No | No |
predicate (noun) | predicator (noun) |
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one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements | an expression that predicates |
(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 |
predicate (verb) | predicator (verb) |
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affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of | |
involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic | |
make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition |