[しょうす, shousu] (v5s, vt) (1) (See 称する) to take the name of; to call oneself; (2) to pretend; to feign; to purport[Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (3 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Purport \Pur"port\, n. [OF. purport; pur, pour, for (L. pro) +
porter to bear, carry. See {Port} demeanor.]
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1. Design or tendency; meaning; import; tenor.
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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.
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2. Disguise; covering. [Obs.]
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For she her sex under that strange purport
Did use to hide. --Spenser.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Purport \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.
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They in most grave and solemn wise unfolded
Matter which little purported. --Rowe.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
purport
n 1: the intended meaning of a communication [syn: {intent},
{purport}, {spirit}]
2: the pervading meaning or tenor; "caught the general drift of
the conversation" [syn: {drift}, {purport}]
v 1: have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or
claiming; "The letter purports to express people's opinion"
2: propose or intend; "I aim to arrive at noon" [syn: {aim},
{purpose}, {purport}, {propose}]
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