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"Purport"
Keywords:
tenor
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caught
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drift
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tendency
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conversation
Design or tendency; meaning; import; tenor.
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general meaning or tenor; "caught the drift of the conversation"
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Keywords:
specious
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intend
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noon
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infinitive
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signify
To intend to show; to intend; to mean; to signify; to import; -- often with an object clause or infinitive.
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the intended meaning of a communication
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have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming; "The letter purports to express people's opinion"
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propose or intend; "I aim to arrive at noon"
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Keywords:
disguise
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covering
Disguise; covering.
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