pred·i·cate
 predicate
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- pronunciation:
- pre
d
kiht
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
the part of a sentence that tells what the subject does, or what is done to the subject. It is made of the verb and all the words that describe the verb or that the verb affects.
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| derivations: |
predicative (adj.), predicatively (adv.), predication (n.) |
The word predicate
contains the following part:
dic, dict
Latin
root
that means
speak, declare
Example words:
abdicate,
addict,
addiction,
contradict,
contradictory,
dedicate,
dictate,
dictator,
dictionary,
indicate,
indict,
predicate,
predict,
prediction,
verdict