n. [ L. praedicatum, neut. of praedicatus, p. p. praedicare: cf. F. prédicat. See Predicate, v. t. ]
a. [ L. praedicatus, p. p. ] Predicated. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
☞ Predicate is sometimes used in the United States for found or base; as, to predicate an argument on certain principles; to predicate a statement on information received. Predicate is a term in logic, and used only in a single case, namely, when we affirm one thing of another. “Similitude is not predicated of essences or substances, but of figures and qualities only.” Cudworth. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To affirm something of another thing; to make an affirmation. Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ]