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putative

[ pyoo-tuh-tiv ]

adjective

  1. commonly regarded as such; reputed; supposed:

    the putative boss of the mob.



putative

/ ˈːəɪ /

adjective

  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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܳٲپ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • t·پ· adverb
  • ܲ·t·پ adjective
  • un·t·پ· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of putative1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Late Latin ܳīܲ “considered, reckoned, reputed,” equivalent to ܳ(ܲ) (past participle of ܳ “to think, consider, reckon,” originally “to prune (trees), clean (wool)” + -īܲ -ive
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of putative1

C15: from Late Latin ܳīܲ supposed, from Latin ܳ to consider
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Let’s take a closer look at what Americans can learn from its putative new territories.

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But more important, their actions show they are not really interested in an efficient government, the putative reason Musk became, essentially, co-president.

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As for the putative rap opponent, he wasn’t listed on the flyer for the pajama party, never appeared at the event and later claimed on social media that he didn’t even know about it.

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It was merely an artifact of adjustments to the putative value of his stock grants as it fluctuated in relation to the value of the underlying shares.

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They add that knowledge of horizontal transfer mechanisms and putative donor taxa might help to design future intercropping strategies that minimize the risk of transfer of effector genes between closely related Fusarium taxa.

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