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predicate

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of predicate

to find a basis
  • she has predicated her theory on recent findings by other astronomers
Synonyms of predicate

base, ground, hang, rest
Words Related to predicate

establish, found

assume, postulate, premise, presume, presuppose, suppose

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