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?
See also: on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Oddo-Italian
WarrickWAWR-ik, WAHR-ikEnglish (Rare)
Arturər-TOOR (Portuguese), ar-TOOR (Galician), AHR-tuwr (Polish), AHR-toor (German)Portuguese, Galician, Catalan, Polish, Russian, German, Estonian, Swedish, Romanian, Czech
Elisabettae-lee-zah-BET-tahItalian
CynthiaSIN-thee-ə (English)English, Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Noa (2)no-ahJapanese