predicating Definition

predicate
noun

1. grammar.
The word or words in a sentence that make a statement about the subject, usually consisting of a verb and its complement, eg ran in John ran and knew exactly what to do in The people in charge knew exactly what to do.
2. logic.
What is stated as a property of the subject of a proposition.

verb predicated, predicating

1. To assert.

Thesaurus: maintain, assert, affirm, avow, contend, aver, state, avouch, proclaim.
2. To imply; to entail the existence of something.
3. logic.
To state something as a property of the subject of a proposition.
4. To make the viability of (an idea, etc) depend on something else being true.

Example: Their success was predicated on the number of supporters they had
Thesaurus: build, found, base, establish.
Form: predicate on something (usually)
Form: predicate upon something

Derivative: predication
noun

Etymology: 16c: from Latin praedicare to assert, from dicare to declare.