predicate

/ˈpre-di-kət/

Middle English, from Late Latin praedicatum, from neuter of praedicatus

noun

  1. something that is affirmed or denied of the subject in a proposition in logic

  2. a term designating a property or relation

  3. the part of a sentence or clause that expresses what is said of the subject and that usually consists of a verb with or without objects, complements, or adverbial modifiers

verb

  1. affirm, declare

  2. preach

  3. to assert to be a quality, attribute, or property —used with following of

adjective

  1. completing the meaning of a copula

predicate adjective