putative
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tə adjective
commonly regarded as such; reputed; supposed: the putative boss of the mob.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin putātīvus reputed, equivalent to putāt(us) (past participle of putāre to think, consider, reckon, orig. to clean, prune) + -īvus -ive
1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin putātīvus reputed, equivalent to putāt(us) (past participle of putāre to think, consider, reckon, orig. to clean, prune) + -īvus -ive
Related forms
pu·ta·tive·ly, adverb
un·pu·ta·tive, adjective
un·pu·ta·tive·ly, adverb
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putative (ˈpjuːtətɪv) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | (prenominal) commonly regarded as being: the putative father |
| 2. | (prenominal) considered to exist or have existed; inferred |
| 3. | grammar denoting a mood of the verb in some languages used when the speaker does not have direct evidence of what he is asserting, but has inferred it on the basis of something else |
| [C15: from Late Latin putātīvus supposed, from Latin putāre to consider] | |
| 'putatively | |
| —adv | |
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Putative
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
putative
mid-15c., from M.Fr. putatif, from L. putativus "supposed" (c.200), from putatus, pp. of putare "think, suppose, count, reckon," originally "to prune" (see pave). At first esp. in putative marriage, one which, though legally invalid, was contracted in good faith by at least one party.
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Example sentences
Unfortunately, this putative conqueror of the common cold loses its potency rather quickly when exposed to air.
Suppose, that is, you have a set of premises and a putative conclusion.
In light of that information his cases of putative influence-peddling look strikingly anomalous.
Some people use the term to refer to the putative singularity at which space and time came into existence.
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