PURPORT
\pɜːpˈɔːt], \pɜːpˈɔːt], \p_ɜː_p_ˈɔː_t]\
Definitions of PURPORT
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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propose or intend; "I aim to arrive at noon"
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have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming; "The letter purports to express people's opinion"
By Princeton University
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propose or intend; "I aim to arrive at noon"
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have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming; "The letter purports to express people's opinion"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Disguise; covering.
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To intend to show; to intend; to mean; to signify; to import; -- often with an object clause or infinitive.
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By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
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