predicatively

Definition of Predicatively in English :

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Adverb

1. predicatively

occurring within the predicate phrase

Example Sentences:
'predicatively used adjectives'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Predicatively

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verb (ˈprɛdɪˌkeɪt ) (mainly tr)

1. (also intr; when tr, may take a clause as object)

to proclaim, declare, or affirm

2.

to imply or connote

3. (foll by on or upon)

to base or found (a proposition, argument, etc)

4. logic

a.

to assert or affirm (a property, characteristic, or condition) of the subject of a proposition

b.

to make (a term, expression, etc) the predicate of a proposition

noun (ˈprɛdɪkɪt )

5. grammar

a.

the part of a sentence in which something is asserted or denied of the subject of a sentence; one of the two major components of a sentence, the other being the subject

b.

(as modifier)

a predicate adjective

6. logic

a.

an expression that is derived from a sentence by the deletion of a name

b.

a property, characteristic, or attribute that may be affirmed or denied of something. The categorial statement all men are mortal relates two predicates, is a man and is mortal

c.

the term of a categorial proposition that is affirmed or denied of its subject. In this example all men is the subject, and mortal is the predicate

d.

a function from individuals to truth values, the truth set of the function being the extension of the predicate

adjective (ˈprɛdɪkɪt )

7.

of or relating to something that has been predicated

Predicatively

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verb transitiveWord forms: ˈprediˌcated or ˈprediˌcating

1. Obsolete

to proclaim; preach; declare; affirm

2.

a.

to affirm as a quality, attribute, or property of a person or thing

to predicate the honesty of another's motives

b. Logic

to assert (something) about the subject of a proposition

3.

to affirm or base (something) on or upon given facts, arguments, conditions, etc.

4.

to imply or connote

verb intransitive

5.

to make an affirmation or statement

noun

6. Grammar

the verb or verbal phrase, including any complements, objects, and modifiers, that is one of the two immediate constituents of a sentence and asserts something about the subject

7. Logic

something that is affirmed or denied about the subject of a proposition (Ex.: green in “grass is green”)

adjective

8. Grammar

of or having the nature of a predicate

a predicate adjective

Predicatively

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v. pred·i·cat·ed, pred·i·cat·ing, pred·i·cates

v.tr.

1. To base or establish (a statement or action, for example): I predicated my argument on the facts.

2. To state or affirm as an attribute or quality of something: The sermon predicated the perfectibility of humankind.

3. To carry the connotation of; imply.

4. Logic To make (a term or expression) the predicate of a proposition.

5. To proclaim or assert; declare.

v.intr.

To make a statement or assertion.

n. (-kĭt)

1. Grammar One of the two main constituents of a sentence or clause, modifying the subject and including the verb, objects, or phrases governed by the verb, as opened the door in Jane opened the door or is very sleepy in The child is very sleepy.

2. Logic That part of a proposition that is affirmed or denied about the subject. For example, in the proposition We are mortal, mortal is the predicate.

adj. (-kĭt)

1. Grammar Of or belonging to the predicate of a sentence or clause.

2. Stated or asserted; predicated.

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