noun, verb
noun (grammar) a part of a sentence containing a verb that makes a statement about the subject of the verb, such as went home in John went home.
compareOBJECTn.(5)
verb (formal)
1 [VN] [usuallypassive] ~ sth on / upon sth to base sth on a particular belief, idea or principle:
Democracy is predicated upon the rule of law.
2 to state that sth is true:
[Vthat] The article predicates that the market collapse was caused by weakness of the dollar. [also VN]
