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putative
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)
- 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
- feminine singular of putatif
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
putative
- inflection of putativ:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pu.ta?ti.ve/
- Hyphenation: pu?ta?tì?ve
Adjective
putative
- feminine plural of putativo
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presume
English
Alternative forms
- præsume (archaic)
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman presumer, Middle French presumer, and their source, Latin praes?mere (“to take beforehand, anticipate”), from prae- + s?mere (“to take”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /p???zju?m/
- (US) IPA(key): /p?i?z(j)um/, /p???z(j)um/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /p???zju?m/, /p????u?m/
- (General New Zealand) IPA(key): /p???zj??m/, /p??????m/
Verb
presume (third-person singular simple present presumes, present participle presuming, simple past and past participle presumed)
- (transitive) With infinitive object: to be so presumptuous as (to do something) without proper authority or permission. [from 14th c.]
- I wouldn't presume to tell him how to do his job.
- (transitive, now rare) To perform, do (something) without authority; to lay claim to without permission. [from 14th c.]
- Don't make the decision yourself and presume too much.
- (transitive) To assume or suggest to be true (without proof); to take for granted, to suppose. [from 14th c.]
- Paw-prints in the snow presume a visit from next door's cat.
- Dr. Livingstone, I presume?
- 2011, John Patterson, The Guardian, 5 Feb 2011:
- If we presume that human cloning may one day become a mundane, everyday reality, then maybe it's time to start thinking more positively about our soon-to-arrive genetically engineered pseudo-siblings.
- (intransitive) To be presumptuous; with on, upon, to take advantage (of), to take liberties (with). [from 15th c.]
- 1609, William Shakespeare, Sonnet 22;
- Presume not on thy heart when mine is slain;
- Thou gavest me thine, not to give back again.
- 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus 2010, p. 75:
- Piliso then vented his anger on us, accusing us of lying to him. He said we had presumed on his hospitality and the good name of the regent.
- 1609, William Shakespeare, Sonnet 22;
Synonyms
- (to assume to be true): see Thesaurus:suppose
Related terms
- presumption
- presumptive
- presumptuous
Translations
Anagrams
- Supreme, eusperm, supreme, suprême
Italian
Verb
presume
- third-person singular indicative present of presumere
Anagrams
- supreme
Portuguese
Verb
presume
- inflection of presumir:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Spanish
Verb
presume
- Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of presumir.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of presumir.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of presumir.
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