- 1[usually passive] predicate something on/upon something to base something on a particular belief, idea, or principle Democracy is predicated on the rule of law.
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- 2predicate that… predicate something to state that something is true The article predicates that the market collapse was caused by weakness of the dollar.
predicate
verbNAmE//ˈprɛdɪˌkeɪt//
(formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they predicate he / she / it predicates
past simple predicated
-ing form predicating
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