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predicate
verb [T] /ˈpred.ɪ.keɪt/ formalDefinition
› to say that something is true: [+ that] It would be unwise to predicate that the disease is caused by a virus before further tests have been carried out.Announcing, informing and stating be predicated on sth › If an idea or argument is predicated on something, it depends on the existence or truth of this thing: The sales forecast is predicated on the assumption that the economy will grow by four percent.Being based on or depending on something
(Definition of predicate verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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SMART Thesaurus: Announcing, informing & stating
Synonyms and related words:
- acquaint sb/yourself with sth phrasal verb
- advise verb
- advisement noun
- awaken sb to sth phrasal verb
- come out phrasal verb (BECOME KNOWN)
- commit verb (PROMISE)
- confront sb with sth phrasal verb
- declare verb (EXPRESS)
- disclose verb
- fyi
- known adjective
- official adjective
- on the record idiom
- pronouncement noun
- put sb out of their misery idiom
- put sth out phrasal verb (MAKE AVAILABLE)
- sensitize verb (MAKE AWARE)
- statement noun
- tell verb (SPEAK)
- unannounced adjective
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