Meaning of the word predicate in English

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predicate

US /ˈpred.ə.kət/
UK /ˈpred.ə.kət/

Noun

1.

in grammar, the part of a sentence that contains the verb and gives information about the subject:

Example:
In the sentence "We went to the airport," "went to the airport" is the predicate.

Verb

1.

to say that something is true:

Example:
It would be unwise to predicate that the disease is caused by a virus before further tests have been carried out.
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