predicate on

predicate something (up)on something

to base something on something. There is no need to predicate my promotion upon the effectiveness of my secretary! You can hardly predicate the picnic on the weather, can you?

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Terrance	['terens]
Viola	vie-O-lə (English), vee-O-lə (English), VIE-ə-lə (English), VYO-lah (Italian)	English, Italian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Senga	-	Scottish
Yseut	-	Arthurian Romance
Zekİ	-	Turkish
Leena	LE:-nah (Finnish)	Finnish, Estonian