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1. s. görünüşteki, görünen. görünüste, sözde, gerçek olmayan. görünen. görünen. s. görünüşteki, görünen. görünürdeki, görünen, göze batan, göze çarpan, sözde, göstermelik.
2. ostensiblygörünürde, görünüşteki, görünüşteki, görünen, görünüşte.
3. görünüşte. sözde. gerçek olmayan.
4. görünüşteki. görünüm.
5. görünen.

Etymology : French, from Latin ostensus, past participle of ostendere to show, from obs-, ob- in the way + tendere to stretch; more at OB-, THIN
Pronunciation : ä-'sten(t)-s&-b&l
Function : adjective
Date : circa 1771

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1. appearing to be true; professed to be a certain way (but often having hidden meaning or intent). ostensible\os*ten"si*ble\ , a. [from l. ostensus, p. p. of ostendere to show, prop., to stretch out before; fr. prefix obs- (old form of ob-) + tendere to stretch. see: tend.].
2. capable of being shown; proper or intended to be shown. [r.].
3. shown; exhibited; declared; avowed; professed; apparent; -- often used as opposed to real or actual; as, an ostensible reason, motive, or aim. ramsay.
4. Capable of being shown; proper or intended to be shown.
5. Shown; exhibited; declared; avowed; professed; apparent; often used as opposed to real or actual; as, an ostensible reason, motive, or aim. represented or appearing as such; pretended; "His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity".
6. 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. The ostensible purpose of these meetings was to gather information on financial strategies. = alleged + ostensibly os·ten·sibly ostensibly independent organisations. seeming to be the reason for or the purpose of something, but usually hiding the real reason or purpose ostensible reason/purpose/aim (ostendere ).