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Ostensible
ostensible
Ostensible is used to describe something that seems to be true or is officially stated to be true, but about which you or other people have doubts. (FORMAL) The ostensible purpose of these meetings was to gather information on financial strategies. = alleged ADJ: ADJ n • ostensibly ...ostensibly independent organisations... ADV: usu ADV with cl/group
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adjective Etymology: French, from Latin ostensus, past participle of ostendere to show, from obs-, ob- in the way + tendere to stretch — more at ob-, thin Date: circa 1771 1. intended for display ; open to view 2. being such in appearance ; plausible rather than demonstrably true or real the ~ purpose for the trip Synonyms: see apparent ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. concealing the real; professed (his ostensible function was that of interpreter). Derivatives ostensibly adv. Etymology: F f. med.L ostensibilis f. L ostendere ostens- stretch out to view (as OB-, tendere stretch) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. служащий предлогом; мнимый; показной ostensible reason —- мнимая причина ostensible purpose —- официальная цель her ostensible purpose was to borrow sugar, but she really wanted to see him —- она пришла якобы за сахаром, на саммом деле - увидеть его 2. очевидный; явный the ostensible truth of his theories —- несомненная правота его теорий ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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purpose официальная цель OSTENSIBLE adj. 1) служащий предлогом; мнимый; показной; - ostensible purpose 2) очевидный, явный ...Англо-русский словарь
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~ adj seeming to be the reason for or the purpose of something but usually hiding the real reason or purpose (The ostensible purpose of the war was to liberate a small nation from tyranny.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1762, from Fr. ostensible, from L. ostensus, pp. of ostendere "to show," from ob "in front of" + tendere "to stretch." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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