predicate

adj : (grammar) of adjectives; relating to or occurring within the

predicate of a sentence; "`red' is a predicative

adjective in `the apple is red'" [syn: {predicative}]

[ant: {attributive}]

n : a phrase that functions as a verb [syn: {verb phrase}]

v 1: affirm or declare [syn: {proclaim}]

2: involve as a necessary condition of consequence; in logic

[syn: {connote}]