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PREDICATE
Definition of PREDICATE
noun
The part of the sentence (or clause) which states a property that a subject has or is characterized by.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English predicat(e), from Old French predicat (French prédicat), from Medieval Latin praedicātum (“thing said of a subject, predicate”), substantivized from the nominative neuter singular of praedicātus, the perfect passive participle praedicō (“to proclaim”), see -ate (noun-forming suffix); see also Etymology 2 below. The adjective was derived from the noun by metanalysis, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
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Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (10,004)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PREDICATE · 2 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PREDICATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 46 boards so far. 118 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 24, 13 June 2026.
Built from these letters
PREDICATE starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACDEEIPRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start PREDIC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found PREDICATE?
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