The meaning of Putative

adjective

Generally believed or recognized to be valid or correct.

Usage examples:

He wasn't handsome in the accepted sense

verb

Consent to receive or undertake (something offered).

Usage examples:

He accepted a pen as a present

adjective

Recognized as being good or important.

Usage examples:

He's an acknowledged expert in the field

verb

Accept or admit the existence or truth of.

Usage examples:

The plight of the refugees was acknowledged by the authorities

adjective

Known or accepted by many people

adjective

Said, without proof, to have taken place or to have a specified illegal or undesirable quality.

Usage examples:

The alleged conspirators

verb

Claim or assert that someone has done something illegal or wrong, typically without proof.

Usage examples:

He alleged that he had been assaulted

adjective

Said or thought by some people to be the stated bad or illegal thing, although you have no proof

Usage examples:

It took 15 years for the alleged criminals (= people thought to be criminals) to prove their innoce…

verb

Suppose to be the case, without proof.

Usage examples:

Topics which assume detailed knowledge of local events

adjective

(of a manner or identity) taken on or adopted, sometimes falsely.

Usage examples:

A man living under an assumed name

adjective

Adopted as a basis of reasoning; expected.

Usage examples:

The assumed result of the election

verb

Suppose that something is the case on the basis of probability.

Usage examples:

I presumed that the man had been escorted from the building

verb

Past simple and past participle of presume

Usage examples:

[ + (that) ] i presume (that) they're not coming, since they haven't replied to the invitation., [ …

adjective

Of the nature of a presumption; presumed in the absence of further information.

Usage examples:

A presumptive diagnosis

adjective

Believed to be something, or likely to be true, based on the information that you have

Usage examples:

Presumptive signs of pregnancy

verb

Identify (someone or something) from having encountered them before; know again.

Usage examples:

I recognized her when her wig fell off

adjective

Having been formally or officially announced or described.

Usage examples:

An increase in reported crime

verb

Give a spoken or written account of something that one has observed, heard, done, or investigated.

Usage examples:

The minister reported a decline in milk production

adjective

Described by people although there is no proof yet

Usage examples:

There has been a reported hijack in tel aviv this morning., the number of reported crimes has incre…

adjective

Generally considered or reputed to be.

Usage examples:

The first signal from our reputative prime minister is that, for him, union reforms laws are in pla…

adjective

Generally believed to exist or be something specified, but not definitely the case.

Usage examples:

A reputed budget of $165 million

verb

Be generally regarded to be or as being (but not definitely the case).

Usage examples:

He's reputed to earn $7m per annum

adjective

Generally reported or believed

Usage examples:

[ + to infinitive ] the restaurant is reputed to be the best of its kind in the city., at one time …

verb

Be circulated as an unverified account.

Usage examples:

It's rumoured that he lives on a houseboat