pur|port

pur|port: pur|port «verb. puhr PRT, -POHRT; PUR prt, -pohrt; noun. PUR prt, -pohrt», verb, noun.

–v.t.

1. to claim or profess: »The letter purported to be from the governor. The recommendations…were purely procedural ones—or, at any rate, that is what they were intended to be and purported to be (New Yorker).

2. to have as its main idea; mean: »a statement purporting certain facts.

–n.

the main idea; meaning: »The purport of her letter was that she could not come.
SYNONYM(S): sense, gist, signification. See syn. under meaning. (Cf. ↑meaning)

╂[< Anglo-French purporter < pur- forth, pro-¹ + porter to carry < Latin portāre]

–pur|port´ed|ly, adverb.

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pur|port´ed|ly — pur|port «verb. puhr PRT, POHRT; PUR prt, pohrt; noun. PUR prt, pohrt», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to claim or profess: »The letter purported to be from the governor. The recommendations…were purely procedural ones or, at any rate, that is what they… … Useful english dictionary
pur|port|less — «PUR prt lihs, pohrt », adjective. without purport or meaning … Useful english dictionary
pur·port·ed — … Useful english dictionary
pur — ace·to·pur·pu·rine; an·thra·pur·pu·rin; ap·pur·te·nance; com·pur·ga·tion; com·pur·ga·tor; com·pur·ga·to·ri·al; com·pur·ga·to·ry; ex·pur·gate; ex·pur·ga·tion; ex·pur·ga·tor; ex·pur·ga·to·ri·al; ex·pur·ga·to·ry; jai·pur; jam·shed·pur; ka·pur;… … English syllables
port — bridge·port; coal·port; com·port·a·ble; com·port·ment; dav·en·port; de·port·abil·i·ty; de·port·able; de·port·ee; de·port·ment; ex·port·able; ex·port·er; gos·port; heli·port; new·port; pass·port·less; port; port·crayon; port·ed; port·fo·lio;… … English syllables
Pur-Sang Arabe — Pur sang arabe … Wikipédia en Français
Pur-sang Arabes — Pur sang arabe Pur sang arabe … Wikipédia en Français
Pur-sang arabe — Pur sang arabe … Wikipédia en Français
Pur sang arabe — Pur sang arabe … Wikipédia en Français
purport — pur·port … English syllables

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