different between putative vs estimate

English

Etymology

First attested 1432, from Middle French putatif, from Latin put?t?vus (“supposed, purported”), from put?tus (“thought”), from put? (“I think, I consider, I reckon”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?pju.t?.t?v/

Adjective

putative (comparative more putative, superlative most putative)

1. Commonly believed or deemed to be the case; accepted by supposition rather than as a result of proof.

   Synonyms: ostensible, purported, reputed, supposed

   • 1879, Maurice Mauris, "A Materialistic Artist," New York Times, 9 Nov., p. 10:

     [T]he lady . . . insisted upon going herself, requesting me to mind for a second the baby. . . . lo! the baby awoke and stared at me with a pair of big frightened eyes, which the little thing in another moment rolled in all directions, as if in search of its putative mother.

   • 1989, William E. Colby and Jeremy J. Stone, "US must support Thailand if Cambodia is to survive," Milwaukee Sentinel (Los Angeles Times Service), 28 Oct. (retrieved 15 Sep. 2009):

     Just as Prince Sihanouk is fronting for the Khmer Rouge today . . . so also was he their putative leader from 1970 to 1975.

   • 2006, Unmesh Kher, "No Neat Endings for the JonBenet Case," Time, 18 Aug.:

     Karr's past does raise suspicions. When he was arrested in Bangkok, he was living in a dormitory-like guesthouse in a neighborhood frequented by sex tourists. . . . Of course, Karr's putative pedophilia would not make him guilty of murder.

Translations

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /py.ta.tiv/
• Homophone: putatives

Adjective

putative

1. feminine singular of putatif

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

putative

1. inflection of putativ:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pu.ta?ti.ve/
• Hyphenation: pu?ta?tì?ve

Adjective

putative

1. feminine plural of putativo

English

Alternative forms

• æstimate (archaic)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin aestimatus, past participle of aestim?, older form aestumo (“to value, rate, esteem”); from Old Latin *ais-temos (“one who cuts copper”), meaning one in the Roman Republic who mints money. See also the doublet esteem, as well as aim.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??st?m?t/ (noun)
• IPA^(key): /??st??me??t/ (verb)

Noun

estimate (plural estimates)

1. A rough calculation or assessment of the value, size, or cost of something.
2. (construction and business) A document (or verbal notification) specifying how much a job is likely to cost.
3. An upper limitation on some positive quantity.

Synonyms

• estimation
• appraisal

Derived terms

• ballpark estimate

Translations

Verb

estimate (third-person singular simple present estimates, present participle estimating, simple past and past participle estimated)

1. To calculate roughly, often from imperfect data.
2. To judge and form an opinion of the value of, from imperfect data.

Synonyms

• appraise
• assessment

Derived terms

• estimable
• underestimate
• overestimate
• estimation

Translations

Further reading

• estimate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “estimate”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
• estimate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• etatisme, meatiest, seat time, tea-times, teatimes, étatisme

Italian

Verb

estimate

1. second-person plural present indicative of estimare
2. second-person plural imperative of estimare
3. feminine plural of estimato