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
'Orpah-Biblical Hebrew
Chariton-Ancient Greek
Adebola-Western African, Yoruba
BroosBRO:SDutch, Limburgish
Len[len]
Melanthamə-LAN-thəEnglish (Rare)