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Etymology 1

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From prae- (before, in front) +‎ dicō (dedicate, assign to).

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praedicō (present infinitive praedicāre, perfect active praedicāvī, supine praedicātum); first conjugation

  1. to proclaim, declare publicly
    Synonyms: indīcō, nū̆ncupō, prōdō, renūntiō, nūntiō, dēnūntiō, adnūntiō, ēdīcō, profiteor, referō, cōntiōnor
  2. to announce, make known
  3. to praise, commend, extol
    Synonyms: laudō, collaudō, mīrō, amplificō, efferō, augeō, admīror, intueor
  4. (Ecclesiastical Latin) to preach the gospel
  5. (philosophy) to predicate
    Et ideo in rebus, ex materia et forma compositis, essentia non est omnino idem quod subiectum; unde non prædicatur de subiecto: non enim dicitur quod Socrates sit una humanitas. -Sanctus Thomas Aquinas, Quæstiones de Potentia Dei, Q9, A1 | And therefore in things, from matter and form composite, essence is not altogether the same as the subject; whence it can not be predicated concerning the subject: for it is not said that Socrates might be the one human-nature.
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   Conjugation of praedicō (first conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present praedicō praedicās praedicat praedicāmus praedicātis praedicant
imperfect praedicābam praedicābās praedicābat praedicābāmus praedicābātis praedicābant
future praedicābō praedicābis praedicābit praedicābimus praedicābitis praedicābunt
perfect praedicāvī praedicāvistī praedicāvit praedicāvimus praedicāvistis praedicāvērunt,
praedicāvēre
pluperfect praedicāveram praedicāverās praedicāverat praedicāverāmus praedicāverātis praedicāverant
future perfect praedicāverō praedicāveris praedicāverit praedicāverimus praedicāveritis praedicāverint
passive present praedicor praedicāris,
praedicāre
praedicātur praedicāmur praedicāminī praedicantur
imperfect praedicābar praedicābāris,
praedicābāre
praedicābātur praedicābāmur praedicābāminī praedicābantur
future praedicābor praedicāberis,
praedicābere
praedicābitur praedicābimur praedicābiminī praedicābuntur
perfect praedicātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect praedicātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect praedicātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present praedicem praedicēs praedicet praedicēmus praedicētis praedicent
imperfect praedicārem praedicārēs praedicāret praedicārēmus praedicārētis praedicārent
perfect praedicāverim praedicāverīs praedicāverit praedicāverīmus praedicāverītis praedicāverint
pluperfect praedicāvissem praedicāvissēs praedicāvisset praedicāvissēmus praedicāvissētis praedicāvissent
passive present praedicer praedicēris,
praedicēre
praedicētur praedicēmur praedicēminī praedicentur
imperfect praedicārer praedicārēris,
praedicārēre
praedicārētur praedicārēmur praedicārēminī praedicārentur
perfect praedicātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect praedicātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present praedicā praedicāte
future praedicātō praedicātō praedicātōte praedicantō
passive present praedicāre praedicāminī
future praedicātor praedicātor praedicantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives praedicāre praedicāvisse praedicātūrum esse praedicārī praedicātum esse praedicātum īrī
participles praedicāns praedicātūrus praedicātus praedicandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
praedicandī praedicandō praedicandum praedicandō praedicātum praedicātū
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Etymology 2

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From prae- (before, in front) +‎ dīcō (say, tell).

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praedīcō (present infinitive praedīcere, perfect active praedīxī, supine praedictum); third conjugation, irregular short imperative

  1. to foretell, predict
    Synonyms: vāticinor, praesāgiō, canō, praemoneō, portendō, moneō
  2. to notify, give warning of, admonish, charge with what should be done
    Synonyms: moneō, admoneō, praecipiō, condicō
  3. to advise
    Synonyms: suādeō, commendō, cēnseō, conciliō, moneō, admoneō, dēlīberō
  4. to announce at an auction
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   Conjugation of praedīcō (third conjugation, irregular short imperative)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present praedīcō praedīcis praedīcit praedīcimus praedīcitis praedīcunt
imperfect praedīcēbam praedīcēbās praedīcēbat praedīcēbāmus praedīcēbātis praedīcēbant
future praedīcam praedīcēs praedīcet praedīcēmus praedīcētis praedīcent
perfect praedīxī praedīxistī praedīxit praedīximus praedīxistis praedīxērunt,
praedīxēre
pluperfect praedīxeram praedīxerās praedīxerat praedīxerāmus praedīxerātis praedīxerant
future perfect praedīxerō praedīxeris praedīxerit praedīxerimus praedīxeritis praedīxerint
passive present praedīcor praedīceris,
praedīcere
praedīcitur praedīcimur praedīciminī praedīcuntur
imperfect praedīcēbar praedīcēbāris,
praedīcēbāre
praedīcēbātur praedīcēbāmur praedīcēbāminī praedīcēbantur
future praedīcar praedīcēris,
praedīcēre
praedīcētur praedīcēmur praedīcēminī praedīcentur
perfect praedictus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect praedictus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect praedictus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present praedīcam praedīcās praedīcat praedīcāmus praedīcātis praedīcant
imperfect praedīcerem praedīcerēs praedīceret praedīcerēmus praedīcerētis praedīcerent
perfect praedīxerim praedīxerīs praedīxerit praedīxerīmus praedīxerītis praedīxerint
pluperfect praedīxissem praedīxissēs praedīxisset praedīxissēmus praedīxissētis praedīxissent
passive present praedīcar praedīcāris,
praedīcāre
praedīcātur praedīcāmur praedīcāminī praedīcantur
imperfect praedīcerer praedīcerēris,
praedīcerēre
praedīcerētur praedīcerēmur praedīcerēminī praedīcerentur
perfect praedictus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect praedictus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present praedīc,
praedīce1
praedīcite
future praedīcitō praedīcitō praedīcitōte praedīcuntō
passive present praedīcere praedīciminī
future praedīcitor praedīcitor praedīcuntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives praedīcere praedīxisse praedictūrum esse praedīcī praedictum esse praedictum īrī
participles praedīcēns praedictūrus praedictus praedīcendus,
praedīcundus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
praedīcendī praedīcendō praedīcendum praedīcendō praedictum praedictū

1Archaic.

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References

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  • praedico”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • praedico”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • praedico in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to spread a person's praises: alicuius laudes praedicare
    • to consider happy: aliquem beatum praedicare
    • without wishing to boast, yet..: quod vere praedicare possum