Definition of predicate

• (logic) what is predicated of the subject of a proposition; the second term in a proposition is predicated of the first term by means of the copula; "`Socrates is a man predicates manhood of Socrates"
• one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements
• make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition; "The predicate `dog is predicated of the subject `Fido in the sentence `Fido is a dog"