diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/CollectionUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/CollectionUtils.java
index 98ab1231f7..1990c3798d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/CollectionUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/CollectionUtils.java
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ public static <T> boolean filter(final Iterable<T> collection, final Predicate<?
         boolean result = false;
         if (collection != null && predicate != null) {
             for (final Iterator<T> it = collection.iterator(); it.hasNext();) {
-                if (!predicate.evaluate(it.next())) {
+                if (!predicate.test(it.next())) {
                     it.remove();
                     result = true;
                 }
@@ -1740,7 +1740,7 @@ public static <O, R extends Collection<? super O>> R select(final Iterable<? ext
 
         if (inputCollection != null && predicate != null) {
             for (final O item : inputCollection) {
-                if (predicate.evaluate(item)) {
+                if (predicate.test(item)) {
                     outputCollection.add(item);
                 }
             }
@@ -1783,7 +1783,7 @@ public static <O, R extends Collection<? super O>> R select(final Iterable<? ext
 
         if (inputCollection != null && predicate != null) {
             for (final O element : inputCollection) {
-                if (predicate.evaluate(element)) {
+                if (predicate.test(element)) {
                     outputCollection.add(element);
                 } else {
                     rejectedCollection.add(element);
@@ -1837,7 +1837,7 @@ public static <O, R extends Collection<? super O>> R selectRejected(final Iterab
 
         if (inputCollection != null && predicate != null) {
             for (final O item : inputCollection) {
-                if (!predicate.evaluate(item)) {
+                if (!predicate.test(item)) {
                     outputCollection.add(item);
                 }
             }
@@ -1998,7 +1998,7 @@ public static <O> Collection<O> subtract(final Iterable<? extends O> a,
         final ArrayList<O> list = new ArrayList<>();
         final HashBag<O> bag = new HashBag<>();
         for (final O element : b) {
-            if (p.evaluate(element)) {
+            if (p.test(element)) {
                 bag.add(element);
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/IterableUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/IterableUtils.java
index 9c5d58336d..448de58f99 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/IterableUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/IterableUtils.java
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ public static <O, R extends Collection<O>> List<R> partition(final Iterable<? ex
         for (final O element : iterable) {
             boolean elementAssigned = false;
             for (int i = 0; i < numberOfPredicates; ++i) {
-                if (predicates[i].evaluate(element)) {
+                if (predicates[i].test(element)) {
                     partitions.get(i).add(element);
                     elementAssigned = true;
                     break;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/IteratorUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/IteratorUtils.java
index 4cae230dea..856c4b8572 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/IteratorUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/IteratorUtils.java
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ public static <E> E find(final Iterator<E> iterator, final Predicate<? super E>
         if (iterator != null) {
             while (iterator.hasNext()) {
                 final E element = iterator.next();
-                if (predicate.evaluate(element)) {
+                if (predicate.test(element)) {
                     return element;
                 }
             }
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ public static <E> int indexOf(final Iterator<E> iterator, final Predicate<? supe
         if (iterator != null) {
             for (int index = 0; iterator.hasNext(); index++) {
                 final E element = iterator.next();
-                if (predicate.evaluate(element)) {
+                if (predicate.test(element)) {
                     return index;
                 }
             }
@@ -935,7 +935,7 @@ public static <E> boolean matchesAll(final Iterator<E> iterator, final Predicate
         if (iterator != null) {
             while (iterator.hasNext()) {
                 final E element = iterator.next();
-                if (!predicate.evaluate(element)) {
+                if (!predicate.test(element)) {
                     return false;
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/ListUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/ListUtils.java
index 8760455303..7a995286f2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/ListUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/ListUtils.java
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ public static <E> int indexOf(final List<E> list, final Predicate<E> predicate)
         if (list != null && predicate != null) {
             for (int i = 0; i < list.size(); i++) {
                 final E item = list.get(i);
-                if (predicate.evaluate(item)) {
+                if (predicate.test(item)) {
                     return i;
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/Predicate.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/Predicate.java
index 2403ca0613..e6d7008137 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/Predicate.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/Predicate.java
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
  * </p>
  *
  * @param <T> the type of the input to the predicate.
- *
  * @since 1.0
  * @deprecated Use {@link java.util.function.Predicate}.
  */
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/collection/PredicatedCollection.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/collection/PredicatedCollection.java
index def3191335..588c86a08e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/collection/PredicatedCollection.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/collection/PredicatedCollection.java
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ public Builder(final Predicate<? super E> predicate) {
          * @return the PredicatedCollectionBuilder.
          */
         public Builder<E> add(final E item) {
-            if (predicate.evaluate(item)) {
+            if (predicate.test(item)) {
                 accepted.add(item);
             } else {
                 rejected.add(item);
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ public boolean addAll(final Collection<? extends E> coll) {
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the add is invalid
      */
     protected void validate(final E object) {
-        if (!predicate.evaluate(object)) {
+        if (!predicate.test(object)) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot add Object '" + object + "' - Predicate '" +
                                                predicate + "' rejected it");
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/AbstractQuantifierPredicate.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/AbstractQuantifierPredicate.java
index 8862877088..fe0ad219de 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/AbstractQuantifierPredicate.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/AbstractQuantifierPredicate.java
@@ -23,9 +23,10 @@
 /**
  * Abstract base class for quantification predicates, e.g. All, Any, None.
  *
+ * @param <T> the type of the input to the predicate.
  * @since 4.0
  */
-public abstract class AbstractQuantifierPredicate<T> implements PredicateDecorator<T>, Serializable {
+public abstract class AbstractQuantifierPredicate<T> extends AbstractPredicate<T> implements PredicateDecorator<T>, Serializable {
 
     /** Serial version UID */
     private static final long serialVersionUID = -3094696765038308799L;
@@ -53,8 +54,4 @@ public Predicate<? super T>[] getPredicates() {
         return FunctorUtils.<T>copy(iPredicates);
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public boolean evaluate(final T object) {
-        return test(object);
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/AllPredicate.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/AllPredicate.java
index f656706f16..ddaa26c0c4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/AllPredicate.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/AllPredicate.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
  * threw an exception.
  * </p>
  *
+ * @param <T> the type of the input to the predicate.
  * @since 3.0
  */
 public final class AllPredicate<T> extends AbstractQuantifierPredicate<T> {
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ public AllPredicate(final Predicate<? super T>... predicates) {
     @Override
     public boolean test(final T object) {
         for (final Predicate<? super T> iPredicate : iPredicates) {
-            if (!iPredicate.evaluate(object)) {
+            if (!iPredicate.test(object)) {
                 return false;
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/AndPredicate.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/AndPredicate.java
index 87d8fbc2be..402fda89f1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/AndPredicate.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/AndPredicate.java
@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@
 /**
  * Predicate implementation that returns true if both the predicates return true.
  *
+ * @param <T> the type of the input to the predicate.
  * @since 3.0
  */
-public final class AndPredicate<T> implements PredicateDecorator<T>, Serializable {
+public final class AndPredicate<T> extends AbstractPredicate<T> implements PredicateDecorator<T>, Serializable {
 
     /** Serial version UID */
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 4189014213763186912L;
@@ -70,8 +71,8 @@ public AndPredicate(final Predicate<? super T> predicate1, final Predicate<? sup
      * @return true if both decorated predicates return true
      */
     @Override
-    public boolean evaluate(final T object) {
-        return iPredicate1.evaluate(object) && iPredicate2.evaluate(object);
+    public boolean test(final T object) {
+        return iPredicate1.test(object) && iPredicate2.test(object);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/AnyPredicate.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/AnyPredicate.java
index 465b97e6ce..2dd278d4dc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/AnyPredicate.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/AnyPredicate.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
  * threw an exception.
  * </p>
  *
+ * @param <T> the type of the input to the predicate.
  * @since 3.0
  */
 public final class AnyPredicate<T> extends AbstractQuantifierPredicate<T> {
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ public AnyPredicate(final Predicate<? super T>... predicates) {
     @Override
     public boolean test(final T object) {
         for (final Predicate<? super T> iPredicate : iPredicates) {
-            if (iPredicate.evaluate(object)) {
+            if (iPredicate.test(object)) {
                 return true;
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/ComparatorPredicate.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/ComparatorPredicate.java
index 0efc3bebfc..d42cb97327 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/ComparatorPredicate.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/ComparatorPredicate.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
  * following way:</p>
  *
  * <pre>
- * ComparatorPredicate.comparatorPredicate(ONE, comparator).evaluate(TWO);
+ * ComparatorPredicate.comparatorPredicate(ONE, comparator).test(TWO);
  * </pre>
  *
  * <p>The input variable {@code TWO} in compared to the stored variable {@code ONE} using
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
  * evaluation of a comparator result.</p>
  *
  * <pre>
- * ComparatorPredicate.comparatorPredicate(ONE, comparator,<b>ComparatorPredicate.Criterion.GREATER</b>).evaluate(TWO);
+ * ComparatorPredicate.comparatorPredicate(ONE, comparator,<b>ComparatorPredicate.Criterion.GREATER</b>).test(TWO);
  * </pre>
  *
  * <p>The input variable TWO is compared to the stored variable ONE using the supplied {@code comparator}
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ public ComparatorPredicate(final T object, final Comparator<T> comparator, final
      * <li>{@code comparator.compare(object, input) &lt;= 0 &amp;&amp; criterion == LESS_OR_EQUAL}</li>
      * </ul>
      *
-     * @see org.apache.commons.collections4.Predicate#evaluate(Object)
+     * @see org.apache.commons.collections4.Predicate#test(Object)
      * @see java.util.Comparator#compare(Object first, Object second)
      *
      * @param target  the target object to compare to
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/FunctorUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/FunctorUtils.java
index c4b8fe3c66..d118dd24d1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/FunctorUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/FunctorUtils.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ static <T> Closure<T> coerce(final Closure<? super T> closure) {
 
     /**
      * A very simple method that coerces Predicate<? super T> to Predicate<T>.
-     * Due to the {@link Predicate#evaluate(T)} method, Predicate<? super T> is
+     * Due to the {@link Predicate#test(T)} method, Predicate<? super T> is
      * able to be coerced to Predicate<T> without casting issues.
      * <p>This method exists
      * simply as centralised documentation and atomic unchecked warning
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ static <E> Closure<E>[] copy(final Closure<? super E>... closures) {
 
     /**
      * Clone the predicates to ensure that the internal reference can't be messed with.
-     * Due to the {@link Predicate#evaluate(T)} method, Predicate<? super T> is
+     * Due to the {@link Predicate#test(T)} method, Predicate<? super T> is
      * able to be coerced to Predicate<T> without casting issues.
      *
      * @param predicates  the predicates to copy
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/IfClosure.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/IfClosure.java
index 277981593a..d2d10d9e3f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/IfClosure.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/IfClosure.java
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public IfClosure(final Predicate<? super E> predicate, final Closure<? super E>
      */
     @Override
     public void execute(final E input) {
-        if (iPredicate.evaluate(input)) {
+        if (iPredicate.test(input)) {
             iTrueClosure.accept(input);
         } else {
             iFalseClosure.accept(input);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/IfTransformer.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/IfTransformer.java
index fc3788d7d5..ddf4a532a2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/IfTransformer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/IfTransformer.java
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ public Predicate<? super I> getPredicate() {
      */
     @Override
     public O transform(final I input) {
-        if (iPredicate.evaluate(input)) {
+        if (iPredicate.test(input)) {
             return iTrueTransformer.transform(input);
         }
         return iFalseTransformer.transform(input);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/NonePredicate.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/NonePredicate.java
index b3532f4bae..1aa5b8b498 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/NonePredicate.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/NonePredicate.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
  * threw an exception.
  * </p>
  *
+ * @param <T> the type of the input to the predicate.
  * @since 3.0
  */
 public final class NonePredicate<T> extends AbstractQuantifierPredicate<T> {
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ public NonePredicate(final Predicate<? super T>... predicates) {
     @Override
     public boolean test(final T object) {
         for (final Predicate<? super T> iPredicate : iPredicates) {
-            if (iPredicate.evaluate(object)) {
+            if (iPredicate.test(object)) {
                 return false;
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/NotPredicate.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/NotPredicate.java
index c2ea1108bb..987bbd4768 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/NotPredicate.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/NotPredicate.java
@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@
 /**
  * Predicate implementation that returns the opposite of the decorated predicate.
  *
+ * @param <T> the type of the input to the predicate.
  * @since 3.0
  */
-public final class NotPredicate<T> implements PredicateDecorator<T>, Serializable {
+public final class NotPredicate<T> extends AbstractPredicate<T> implements PredicateDecorator<T>, Serializable {
 
     /** Serial version UID */
     private static final long serialVersionUID = -2654603322338049674L;
@@ -63,8 +64,8 @@ public NotPredicate(final Predicate<? super T> predicate) {
      * @return true if predicate returns false
      */
     @Override
-    public boolean evaluate(final T object) {
-        return !iPredicate.evaluate(object);
+    public boolean test(final T object) {
+        return !iPredicate.test(object);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/NullIsExceptionPredicate.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/NullIsExceptionPredicate.java
index 1916835ada..4b31140bd2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/NullIsExceptionPredicate.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/NullIsExceptionPredicate.java
@@ -25,9 +25,10 @@
 /**
  * Predicate implementation that throws an exception if the input is null.
  *
+ * @param <T> the type of the input to the predicate.
  * @since 3.0
  */
-public final class NullIsExceptionPredicate<T> implements PredicateDecorator<T>, Serializable {
+public final class NullIsExceptionPredicate<T> extends AbstractPredicate<T> implements PredicateDecorator<T>, Serializable {
 
     /** Serial version UID */
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 3243449850504576071L;
@@ -66,11 +67,11 @@ public NullIsExceptionPredicate(final Predicate<? super T> predicate) {
      * @throws FunctorException if input is null
      */
     @Override
-    public boolean evaluate(final T object) {
+    public boolean test(final T object) {
         if (object == null) {
             throw new FunctorException("Input Object must not be null");
         }
-        return iPredicate.evaluate(object);
+        return iPredicate.test(object);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/NullIsFalsePredicate.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/NullIsFalsePredicate.java
index b56e2754d9..b70b1b93f1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/NullIsFalsePredicate.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/NullIsFalsePredicate.java
@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@
 /**
  * Predicate implementation that returns false if the input is null.
  *
+ * @param <T> the type of the input to the predicate.
  * @since 3.0
  */
-public final class NullIsFalsePredicate<T> implements PredicateDecorator<T>, Serializable {
+public final class NullIsFalsePredicate<T> extends AbstractPredicate<T> implements PredicateDecorator<T>, Serializable {
 
     /** Serial version UID */
     private static final long serialVersionUID = -2997501534564735525L;
@@ -64,11 +65,11 @@ public NullIsFalsePredicate(final Predicate<? super T> predicate) {
      * @return true if decorated predicate returns true, false if input is null
      */
     @Override
-    public boolean evaluate(final T object) {
+    public boolean test(final T object) {
         if (object == null) {
             return false;
         }
-        return iPredicate.evaluate(object);
+        return iPredicate.test(object);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/NullIsTruePredicate.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/NullIsTruePredicate.java
index e3334d77a2..2dc0a107f5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/NullIsTruePredicate.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/NullIsTruePredicate.java
@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@
 /**
  * Predicate implementation that returns true if the input is null.
  *
+ * @param <T> the type of the input to the predicate.
  * @since 3.0
  */
-public final class NullIsTruePredicate<T> implements PredicateDecorator<T>, Serializable {
+public final class NullIsTruePredicate<T> extends AbstractPredicate<T> implements PredicateDecorator<T>, Serializable {
 
     /** Serial version UID */
     private static final long serialVersionUID = -7625133768987126273L;
@@ -64,11 +65,11 @@ public NullIsTruePredicate(final Predicate<? super T> predicate) {
      * @return true if decorated predicate returns true or input is null
      */
     @Override
-    public boolean evaluate(final T object) {
+    public boolean test(final T object) {
         if (object == null) {
             return true;
         }
-        return iPredicate.evaluate(object);
+        return iPredicate.test(object);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/OnePredicate.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/OnePredicate.java
index 4ce4eae2fc..a8b74935e2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/OnePredicate.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/OnePredicate.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
  * threw an exception.
  * </p>
  *
+ * @param <T> the type of the input to the predicate.
  * @since 3.0
  */
 public final class OnePredicate<T> extends AbstractQuantifierPredicate<T> {
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ public OnePredicate(final Predicate<? super T>... predicates) {
     public boolean test(final T object) {
         boolean match = false;
         for (final Predicate<? super T> iPredicate : iPredicates) {
-            if (iPredicate.evaluate(object)) {
+            if (iPredicate.test(object)) {
                 if (match) {
                     return false;
                 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/OrPredicate.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/OrPredicate.java
index f221c37fc0..cdd027aac9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/OrPredicate.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/OrPredicate.java
@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@
 /**
  * Predicate implementation that returns true if either of the predicates return true.
  *
+ * @param <T> the type of the input to the predicate.
  * @since 3.0
  */
-public final class OrPredicate<T> implements PredicateDecorator<T>, Serializable {
+public final class OrPredicate<T> extends AbstractPredicate<T> implements PredicateDecorator<T>, Serializable {
 
     /** Serial version UID */
     private static final long serialVersionUID = -8791518325735182855L;
@@ -70,8 +71,8 @@ public OrPredicate(final Predicate<? super T> predicate1, final Predicate<? supe
      * @return true if either decorated predicate returns true
      */
     @Override
-    public boolean evaluate(final T object) {
-        return iPredicate1.evaluate(object) || iPredicate2.evaluate(object);
+    public boolean test(final T object) {
+        return iPredicate1.test(object) || iPredicate2.test(object);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/PredicateTransformer.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/PredicateTransformer.java
index cd818775eb..23319f976b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/PredicateTransformer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/PredicateTransformer.java
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public Predicate<? super T> getPredicate() {
      */
     @Override
     public Boolean transform(final T input) {
-        return Boolean.valueOf(iPredicate.evaluate(input));
+        return Boolean.valueOf(iPredicate.test(input));
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/SwitchClosure.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/SwitchClosure.java
index 1b5013f6ec..6108b93d16 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/SwitchClosure.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/SwitchClosure.java
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ public SwitchClosure(final Predicate<? super E>[] predicates, final Closure<? su
     @Override
     public void execute(final E input) {
         for (int i = 0; i < iPredicates.length; i++) {
-            if (iPredicates[i].evaluate(input)) {
+            if (iPredicates[i].test(input)) {
                 iClosures[i].accept(input);
                 return;
             }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/SwitchTransformer.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/SwitchTransformer.java
index 45ea1ff0a8..d113d816b8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/SwitchTransformer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/SwitchTransformer.java
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ public Predicate<? super I>[] getPredicates() {
     @Override
     public O transform(final I input) {
         for (int i = 0; i < iPredicates.length; i++) {
-            if (iPredicates[i].evaluate(input)) {
+            if (iPredicates[i].test(input)) {
                 return iTransformers[i].transform(input);
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/TransformedPredicate.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/TransformedPredicate.java
index 7da882215f..8fe496e127 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/TransformedPredicate.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/TransformedPredicate.java
@@ -26,9 +26,10 @@
  * Predicate implementation that transforms the given object before invoking
  * another {@code Predicate}.
  *
+ * @param <T> the type of the input to the predicate.
  * @since 3.1
  */
-public final class TransformedPredicate<T> implements PredicateDecorator<T>, Serializable {
+public final class TransformedPredicate<T> extends AbstractPredicate<T> implements PredicateDecorator<T>, Serializable {
 
     /** Serial version UID */
     private static final long serialVersionUID = -5596090919668315834L;
@@ -75,9 +76,9 @@ public TransformedPredicate(final Transformer<? super T, ? extends T> transforme
      * @return true if decorated predicate returns true
      */
     @Override
-    public boolean evaluate(final T object) {
+    public boolean test(final T object) {
         final T result = iTransformer.transform(object);
-        return iPredicate.evaluate(result);
+        return iPredicate.test(result);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/WhileClosure.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/WhileClosure.java
index 5bded3e020..39a52c01e1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/WhileClosure.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/WhileClosure.java
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public void execute(final E input) {
         if (iDoLoop) {
             iClosure.accept(input);
         }
-        while (iPredicate.evaluate(input)) {
+        while (iPredicate.test(input)) {
             iClosure.accept(input);
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/FilterIterator.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/FilterIterator.java
index 4b0d8f4a7f..3364366460 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/FilterIterator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/FilterIterator.java
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ public void setIterator(final Iterator<? extends E> iterator) {
     private boolean setNextObject() {
         while (iterator.hasNext()) {
             final E object = iterator.next();
-            if (predicate.evaluate(object)) {
+            if (predicate.test(object)) {
                 nextObject = object;
                 nextObjectSet = true;
                 return true;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/FilterListIterator.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/FilterListIterator.java
index 5aeb6f5754..ab6616ae05 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/FilterListIterator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/FilterListIterator.java
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ private boolean setNextObject() {
         }
         while (iterator.hasNext()) {
             final E object = iterator.next();
-            if (predicate.evaluate(object)) {
+            if (predicate.test(object)) {
                 nextObject = object;
                 nextObjectSet = true;
                 return true;
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ private boolean setPreviousObject() {
         }
         while (iterator.hasPrevious()) {
             final E object = iterator.previous();
-            if (predicate.evaluate(object)) {
+            if (predicate.test(object)) {
                 previousObject = object;
                 previousObjectSet = true;
                 return true;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/map/PredicatedMap.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/map/PredicatedMap.java
index ab68449997..7e7f6455d0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/map/PredicatedMap.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/map/PredicatedMap.java
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ protected PredicatedMap(final Map<K, V> map, final Predicate<? super K> keyPredi
      */
     @Override
     protected V checkSetValue(final V value) {
-        if (!valuePredicate.evaluate(value)) {
+        if (!valuePredicate.test(value)) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot set value - Predicate rejected it");
         }
         return value;
@@ -164,10 +164,10 @@ private void readObject(final ObjectInputStream in) throws IOException, ClassNot
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if invalid
      */
     protected void validate(final K key, final V value) {
-        if (keyPredicate != null && !keyPredicate.evaluate(key)) {
+        if (keyPredicate != null && !keyPredicate.test(key)) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot add key - Predicate rejected it");
         }
-        if (valuePredicate != null && !valuePredicate.evaluate(value)) {
+        if (valuePredicate != null && !valuePredicate.test(value)) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot add value - Predicate rejected it");
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/AbstractMockPredicateTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/AbstractMockPredicateTest.java
index 690b03ba76..46535b9fa2 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/AbstractMockPredicateTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/AbstractMockPredicateTest.java
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ protected AbstractMockPredicateTest(final T testValue) {
     protected final Predicate<T> createMockPredicate(final Boolean returnValue) {
         final Predicate<T> mockPredicate = EasyMock.createMock(Predicate.class);
         if (returnValue != null) {
-            EasyMock.expect(mockPredicate.evaluate(testValue)).andReturn(returnValue);
+            EasyMock.expect(mockPredicate.test(testValue)).andReturn(returnValue);
         }
         replay(mockPredicate);
         mockPredicatesToVerify.add(mockPredicate);
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/AllPredicateTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/AllPredicateTest.java
index d69a5616ab..3025123cc0 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/AllPredicateTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/AllPredicateTest.java
@@ -80,8 +80,7 @@ public void testEmptyArrayToGetInstance() {
      */
     @Test
     public void testEmptyCollectionToGetInstance() {
-        final Predicate<Integer> allPredicate = getPredicateInstance(
-                Collections.<Predicate<Integer>>emptyList());
+        final Predicate<Integer> allPredicate = getPredicateInstance(Collections.<Predicate<Integer>>emptyList());
         assertTrue(allPredicate.evaluate(getTestValue()), "empty collection not true");
     }
 
@@ -94,8 +93,7 @@ public void testOneFalsePredicate() {
         // use the constructor directly, as getInstance() returns the original predicate when passed
         // an array of size one.
         final Predicate<Integer> predicate = createMockPredicate(false);
-        assertFalse(allPredicate(predicate).evaluate(getTestValue()),
-                "single false predicate evaluated to true");
+        assertFalse(allPredicate(predicate).test(getTestValue()), "single false predicate evaluated to true");
     }
 
     /**
@@ -107,8 +105,7 @@ public void testOneTruePredicate() {
         // use the constructor directly, as getInstance() returns the original predicate when passed
         // an array of size one.
         final Predicate<Integer> predicate = createMockPredicate(true);
-
-        assertTrue(allPredicate(predicate).evaluate(getTestValue()), "single true predicate evaluated to false");
+        assertTrue(allPredicate(predicate).test(getTestValue()), "single true predicate evaluated to false");
     }
 
     /**