What is the meaning of predicate?

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. (
  • usage: "`Socrates is a man' predicates manhood of Socrates"
• One of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements.
  • synonyms: verb phrase

verb

• Make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition.
  • usage: "The predicate `dog' is predicated of the subject `Fido' in the sentence `Fido is a dog'"
• Affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of.
  • usage: "The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President"
  • synonyms: proclaim
• Involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic.
  • usage: "solving the problem is predicated on understanding it well"
  • synonyms: connote