predicate
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(verb) affirm or declare |
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Synonyms: proclaim |
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Related Words: assert, asseverate, maintain |
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(adjective) (grammar) of adjectives; relating to or occurring within the predicate of a sentence; "`red' is a predicative adjective in `the apple is red'" |
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Synonyms: predicative |
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(verb) involve as a necessary condition of consequence; in logic |
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Synonyms: connote |
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Related Words: imply |
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(noun) a phrase that functions as a verb |
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Synonyms: verb phrase |
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Related Words: phrase |
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