Meaning of PURPORT
| Pronunciation: | | [n]'purpowrt, [v]pur'powrt, 'pur`powrt
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- [n] general meaning or tenor; "caught the drift of the conversation"
- [n] the intended meaning of a communication
- [v] propose or intend; "I aim to arrive at noon"
- [v] have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming; "The letter purports to express people's opinion"
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| | Synonyms: | | aim, drift, intent, propose, purpose, spirit |
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| | See Also: | | claim, import, intend, mean, meaning, significance, signification, strain, tenor, think | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Pur"port\, n. [OF. purport; pur, pour, for (L. pro) +
porter to bear, carry. See {Port} demeanor.]
1. Design or tendency; meaning; import; tenor.
The whole scope and purport of that dialogue.
Norris. With a look so piteous in purport As if he
had been loosed out of hell. -- Shak.
2. Disguise; covering. [Obs.]
For she her sex under that strange purport Did use
to hide. --Spenser.
\Pur"port\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Purported}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Purporting}.] [OF. purporter, pourporter. See
{Purport}, n.]
To intend to show; to intend; to mean; to signify; to import;
-- often with an object clause or infinitive.
They in most grave and solemn wise unfolded Matter
which little purported. --Rowe.
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