pred·i·ca·tive

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• pred´i|ca´tive|ly — pred|i|ca|tive «PREHD uh KAY tihv», adjective. 1. predicating; expressing predication. 2. acting as a predicate. –pred´i|ca´tive|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

• pred|i|ca|tive — «PREHD uh KAY tihv», adjective. 1. predicating; expressing predication. 2. acting as a predicate. –pred´i|ca´tive|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

• pred — pred; pred·a·tism; pred·a·tive; pred·a·tor; pred·a·to·ri·al; pred·a·to·ri·ly; pred·a·to·ri·ness; pred·a·to·ry; pred·i·ca·men·tal; pred·i·ca·tion; pred·i·ca·tional; pred·i·ca·tive; pred·i·ca·tor; pred·i·ca·to·ry; pred·most; pred·nis·o·lone;… …   English syllables

• tive — ab·duc·tive; ab·duc·tive·ly; ab·er·ra·tive; ab·re·ac·tive; ab·sorp·tive; ab·strac·tive; ac·cel·er·a·tive; ac·com·mo·da·tive; ac·cre·tive; ac·cul·tur·a·tive; ac·cu·mu·la·tive; ac·quis·i·tive; ac·quis·i·tive·ness; adapt·a·tive; ad·duc·tive;… …   English syllables

• predicative — pred·i·ca·tive …   English syllables

• predicatively — pred·i·ca·tive·ly …   English syllables

• predicate — pred•i•cate v. [[t]ˈprɛd ɪˌkeɪt[/t]] adj., n. [[t] kɪt[/t]] v. cat•ed, cat•ing, adj. n. 1) to proclaim; declare; affirm; assert 2) pho logic a) to affirm or assert (something) of the subject of a proposition b) to make (a term) the predicate of… …   From formal English to slang

• predicative — pred|i|ca|tive [ prə dıkətıv, predı,keıtıv ] adjective LINGUISTICS predicative adjectives and phrases follow a verb, for example tired in the sentence We were tired. ╾ pred|i|ca|tive|ly adverb …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• ca — ab·a·ca; aba·ca·te; aba·ca·xi; ab·di·ca·ble; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·di·ca·tor; ab·ra·ca·dab·ra; ac·ca; ac·ciac·ca·tu·ra; ace·ti·fi·ca·tion; acid·i·fi·ca·tion; ac·ro·tho·rac·i·ca; ac·ti·fi·ca·tion; ad·ju·di·ca·taire; ad·ju·di·ca·tio; ad·ju·di·ca·tion;… …   English syllables

• Predicative — Pred i*ca*tive, a. [L. praedicativus.] Expressing affirmation or predication; affirming; predicating, as, a predicative term. {Pred i*ca*tive*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English