(purport to do something)

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• purport — I UK [pə(r)ˈpɔː(r)t] / US [pərˈpɔrt] verb [intransitive] Word forms purport : present tense I/you/we/they purport he/she/it purports present participle purporting past tense purported past participle purported formal to claim or seem to be… …   English dictionary

• purport — pur|port1 [ pər pɔrt ] verb intransitive FORMAL to claim or seem to be something or to do something, especially when this is not possible or true: purport to do something: This book purports to contain all the information you require. be… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• purport — ► VERB ▪ appear to be or do, especially falsely. ► NOUN 1) the meaning of something. 2) the purpose of something. DERIVATIVES purported adjective purportedly adverb. ORIGIN Latin proportare …   English terms dictionary

• purport — pur|port1 [pə:ˈpo:t US pə:rˈpo:rt] v [I and T] formal to claim to be or do something, even if this is not true purport to do sth ▪ Two undercover officers purporting to be dealers infiltrated the gang. be purported to be sth ▪ The document is… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• purport — 1 verb (I, T) purport to be/be purported to be formal to claim to be something, and give the impression that it is true, even if it is not: The letter is purported to be a secret agreement between the president and the general. 2 noun (U), formal …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• purport — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, content, tenor, from purporter to carry, mean, purport, from pur thoroughly + porter to carry more at purchase, port Date: 15th century meaning conveyed, professed, or implied ; import; also… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• purport — v. & n. v.tr. 1 profess; be intended to seem (purports to be the royal seal). 2 (often foll. by that + clause) (of a document or speech) have as its meaning; state. n. 1 the ostensible meaning of something. 2 the sense or tenor (of a document or… …   Useful english dictionary

• purport — [[t]pə(r)pɔ͟ː(r)t[/t]] purports, purporting, purported VERB If you say that someone or something purports to do or be a particular thing, you mean that they claim to do or be that thing, although you may not always believe that claim. [FORMAL] [V …   English dictionary

• purport — [pəˈpɔːt] verb [I] formal to claim to do something …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• analytic philosophy — n. a 20th cent. philosophic movement characterized by its method of analyzing concepts and statements in the light of common experience and ordinary language so as to eliminate confusions of thought and resolve many traditional philosophical… …   Universalium

• import — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin importare to bring in, cause, signify, from Latin, to bring in, cause, from in + portare to carry more at fare Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. a. to bear or convey as meaning or portent …   New Collegiate Dictionary