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    putative
    /ˈpjuːtətɪv/

    adjective

    • 1. generally considered or reputed to be: "the putative author of the book"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › putativePutative Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Putative: Always Before a Noun. Putative is almost always used in front of a noun, the modified noun being that which is assumed or supposed to be. The putative cause of a death, for example, is the one widely believed to have caused it, even when it hasn't been proven or made certain.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPUTATIVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    PUTATIVE definition: 1. generally thought to be or to exist, even if this may not really be true: 2. generally thought…. Learn more.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › putativePutative - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Putative means to be known as something by reputation, or assumed to be something, or generally accepted. Every once in a while, a putative planet is reported in the news, which we get very excited about and which usually turns out to be an illusion.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › putativePUTATIVE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Putative definition: commonly regarded as such; reputed; supposed. See examples of PUTATIVE used in a sentence.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPUTATIVE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    PUTATIVE meaning: 1. generally thought to be or to exist, even if this may not really be true: 2. generally thought…. Learn more.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPUTATIVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    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 or she is asserting, but has inferred it on the basis of something else. Collins English Dictionary.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishputative adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of putative adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › putativeputative - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 6, 2024 · putative (comparative more putative, superlative most putative) Commonly believed or deemed to be the case; accepted by supposition rather than as a result of proof. Synonyms: ostensible, purported, reputed, supposed

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › putative_adjputative, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    OED's earliest evidence for putative is from before 1460, in the writing of Osbern Bokenham, poet and Augustinian friar. putative is of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › putativeputative | meaning of putative in Longman Dictionary of...

    putative meaning, definition, what is putative: believed or accepted by most people: Learn more.

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