putative

adj.

Generally regarded as such; supposed. See synonyms at supposed.

[Middle English, from Old French putatif, from Late Latin putātīvus, from Latin putāre, to prune, think.]

putatively pu'ta·tive·ly adv.

adjective

Assumed to be such: reputed, supposed. See belief/unbelief.

adj

Definition: commonly believed
Antonyms: proven, real, true

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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.

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

Alleged; supposed; reputed.

A putative father is the individual who is alleged to be the father of an illegitimate child.

A putative marriage is one that has been contracted in good faith and pursuant to ignorance, by one or both parties, that certain impediments exist to render it null and void.

IN BRIEF: Commonly accepted or supposed.

Here a contemporary and putative correspondent of Columbus takes the spherical earth for granted. — Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli from Letter to Fernao Martins, canon of Lisbon, June 25, 1474.

Tutor's tip: This word was used in the 2006 Scripps National Spelling Bee finals.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - formodet

Nederlands (Dutch)
verondersteld

Deutsch (German)
adj. - vermeintlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - υποτιθέμενος, φερόμενος (ως)

Italiano (Italian)
putativo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - putativo

Русский (Russian)
мнимый, так называемый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - supuesto, putativo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - förment, förmodad

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
想象的, 传说的, 推定的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 想象的, 傳說的, 推定的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 상상의, 억측의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 推定の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) افتراضي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮אמור להיות, ידוע כ-‬

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