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Translate ostensible from English to Dutch

Summary

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ostensible:
- verondersteld; vermeend
Wiktionary:
- ostensible → klaarblijkelijk, kennelijk, schijnbaar
- ostensible → ostensibel

English

Detailed Translations for ostensible from English to Dutch

ostensible:

ostensible adj

ostensible (supposed; reputed; pretended)
verondersteld; vermeend
- verondersteld adj
- vermeend adj

Translation Matrix for ostensible:

Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
vermeend	ostensible; pretended; reputed; supposed
-	apparent; ostensive; seeming
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
verondersteld	ostensible; pretended; reputed; supposed

Synonyms for "ostensible":

apparent; seeming; superficial
ostensive; counterfeit; imitative

Related Definitions for "ostensible":

represented or appearing as such; pretended¹
- His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity¹
appearing as such but not necessarily so¹
- the ostensible truth of their theories¹

Wiktionary Translations for ostensible:

ostensible

adjective

meant for open display; apparent
- ostensible → klaarblijkelijk; kennelijk
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- ostensible → schijnbaar

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• ostensible	→ ostensibel	↔ ostensibel — zur Schau gestellt, auffällig, zum Vorzeigen

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University