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

• verb phrase

2. (verb) affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of

• proclaim

3. (verb) involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic

• connote

1. (noun) (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

• term

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

• phrase

3. (verb) make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition

• interrelate
• relate

4. (verb) affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of

• assert
• asseverate
• maintain

5. (verb) involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic

• imply

1. (noun) (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

• logic

1. (verb) make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition

• predicative
• predicator
• verb phrase

2. (verb) affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of

• postulation
• predication

3. (verb) involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic

• connotation
• intension
• postulation
• predication