Predicating

What does PREDICATING mean?

Predicating is a form of PREDICATE.

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

   “`Socrates is a man' predicates manhood of Socrates”

2. noun

   one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements

3. verb

   make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition

   “The predicate `dog' is predicated of the subject `Fido' in the sentence `Fido is a dog'”

4. verb

   affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of

   “The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.