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putative — pu·ta·tive / pyü tə tiv/ adj: thought, assumed, or alleged to be such or to exist the child s putative father ignorantly entered into a putative marriage before the divorce from a previous spouse was final pu·ta·tive·ly adv Merriam Webster’s… … Law dictionary
Putative — Pu ta*tive, a. [L. putativus, fr. putare, putatum, to reckon, suppose, adjust, prune, cleanse. See {Pure}, and cf. {Amputate}, {Compute}, {Dispute}, {Impute}.] Commonly thought or deemed; supposed; reputed; as, the putative father of a child. His … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
putative — [pyo͞ot′ə tiv] adj. [ME putative < L putativus < putare, to suppose, reckon (orig., to cleanse, set in order, hence compute, consider: see PURE)] generally considered or deemed such; reputed [a putative ancestor] putatively adv … English World dictionary
putative — *supposed, supposititious, suppositious, reputed, purported, conjectural, hypothetical Analogous words: alleged, advanced (see ADDUCE): assumed, pretended, simulated (see ASSUME) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
putative — [adj] commonly believed accepted, alleged, assumed, conjectural, hypothetical, imputed, presumed, presumptive, reported, reputed, supposed, suppositional, suppositious; concept 529 Ant. proven, real, true … New thesaurus
putative — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ generally considered or reputed to be. DERIVATIVES putatively adverb. ORIGIN Latin putativus, from putare think … English terms dictionary
putative — ● putatif, putative adjectif (bas latin putativus, imaginaire, du latin classique putare, supposer) Qui est supposé avoir une existence légale. ● putatif, putative (expressions) adjectif (bas latin putativus, imaginaire, du latin classique putare … Encyclopédie Universelle
putative — A putative F is something on trial for qualification as an F. The qualification is thus an alienans . A putative proof is an attempted proof, and may not be a proof … Philosophy dictionary
putative — [[t]pju͟ːtətɪv[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n If you describe someone or something as putative, you mean that they are generally thought to be the thing mentioned. [LEGAL or, FORMAL] ...a putative father … English dictionary
putative — putatively, adv. /pyooh teuh tiv/, adj. commonly regarded as such; reputed; supposed: the putative boss of the mob. [1400 50; late ME < LL putativus reputed, equiv. to putat(us) (ptp. of putare to think, consider, reckon, orig. to clean, prune) + … Universalium
