figure vs predicate

figure

verb
  • To think, to assume, to suppose, to reckon. 

  • To represent by a metaphor; to signify or symbolize. 

  • To write over or under the bass, as figures or other characters, in order to indicate the accompanying chords. 

  • To calculate, to solve a mathematical problem. 

  • To enter into; to be a part of. 

  • To embellish with design; to adorn with figures. 

  • To embellish. 

  • To come to understand. 

  • To be reasonable. 

noun
  • A visible pattern as in wood or cloth. 

  • A number, an amount. 

  • A drawing or diagram conveying information. 

  • A human figure, which dress or corset must fit to; the shape of a human body. 

  • A form of melody or accompaniment kept up through a strain or passage; a motif; a florid embellishment. 

  • The form of a syllogism with respect to the relative position of the middle term. 

  • A figure of speech. 

  • The appearance or impression made by the conduct or career of a person. 

  • A person or thing representing a certain consciousness. 

  • A numeral. 

  • A horoscope; the diagram of the aspects of the astrological houses. 

  • Any short succession of notes, either as melody or as a group of chords, which produce a single complete and distinct impression. 

  • The representation of any form, as by drawing, painting, modelling, carving, embroidering, etc.; especially, a representation of the human body. 

  • A shape. 

  • Any complex dance moveᵂ. 

predicate

verb
  • To assume or suppose; to infer. 

  • To announce, assert, or proclaim publicly. 

  • To assert or state as an attribute or quality of something. 

  • To make a term (or expression) the predicate of a statement. 

  • to base (on); to assert on the grounds of. 

noun
  • A term of a statement, where the statement may be true or false depending on whether the thing referred to by the values of the statement's variables has the property signified by that (predicative) term. 

  • An operator or function that returns either true or false. 

  • The part of the sentence (or clause) which states a property that a subject has or is characterized by. 

adj
  • Predicated, stated. 

  • Relating to or being any of a series of criminal acts upon which prosecution for racketeering may be predicated. 

  • Of or related to the predicate of a sentence or clause. 

How often have the words figure and predicate occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )