1. the act of affirming or asserting something about a subject
Usage: formal; logic
2. the part of a sentence or clause that expresses what is said about the subject
Usage: grammar; linguistics

Examples

• The predication that all swans are white was proven false.
• In logic, predication involves attributing properties to subjects.
• The philosopher examined the predication of existence to abstract concepts.
• Grammatical predication forms the basis of sentence structure.
• The predication 'is tall' tells us something about the subject 'John'.
• Students struggled with the concept of predication in their logic course.