Page 1 of 1
purport
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 12:41 am
by Bailey
pur·port (pr-pôrt, -prt)
tr.v. pur·port·ed, pur·port·ing, pur·ports
1. To have or present the often false appearance of being or intending; profess: selfish behavior that purports to be altruistic.
2. To have the intention of doing; purpose.
n. (pûrpôrt, -prt)
1. Meaning presented, intended, or implied; import. See Synonyms at substance.
2. Intention; purpose.
[Middle English purporten, to set forth, from Anglo-Norman purporter : pur-, forth (from Latin pr-; see pro-1) + porter, to carry (from Latin portre; see per-2 in Indo-European roots).]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
mark setting-fourth Bailey
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 3:48 am
by gailr
Will you purst'b'rd on your return?
Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 4:58 pm
by Bailey
Will you purst'b'rd on your return?
I realy don't want to do this but... HUH?
mark
Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 6:28 pm
by Stargzer
Does Gailr park her cats under a purrport?
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 11:28 am
by Perry
I would like to know how my carport got designed onto the starboard side of my house?
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:29 pm
by gailr
Will you purst'b'rd on your return?
I realy don't want to do this but... HUH?
mark
purport vs. purstarboard
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 8:12 pm
by sluggo
Will you purst'b'rd on your return?
I realy don't want to do this but... HUH?
mark
purport vs. purstarboard
Thanks Mark. I too was flummoxed here. It was like a language with no written vowels. Ever seen such a thing, Perry?
Slug-needs-it-spelt-out-go
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 9:22 am
by Stargzer
I HAVE!
HERE!
Frank and Ernest
Home Page.
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 11:20 am
by Perry
I realy don't want to do this but... HUH?
mark
purport vs. purstarboard
Thanks Mark. I too was flummoxed here. It was like a language with no written vowels. Ever seen such a thing, Perry?
Slug-needs-it-spelt-out-go
n ccsn
(on occasion)
Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2010 7:08 pm
by Slava
I don't recall seeing this one before, but it's great. Fantastic commentary on modern cell-phone texting, too, wouldn't you say? Just where is technology taking us?
Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2010 3:18 pm
by tcward
Everything old is new again!
Re: purport
Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2023 7:19 am
by Slava
With this one being, in my opinion, somewhat misused, or at least overused, in current reporting, I'd like to re-re-suggest it. It's being used as a synonym for 'claim', but ignoring the usual sense of 'knowingly false claim'.