Jackson6612 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming
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00 1: to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming ( 01 u 01 b 00 something implied or inferred 02 b 02 u 00 ) <a book that purports to be an objective analysis>; also : claim <foreign novels which he purports to have translated — Mary McCarthy> 02 br
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00 The underlined part is not being used as an example and neither does it add any additional meaning. So what is the purpose of using it, after all? 0-
00 1: to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming ( 01 u 01 b 00 something implied or inferred 02 b 02 u 00 ) <a book that purports to be an objective analysis>; also : claim <foreign novels which he purports to have translated — Mary McCarthy> 02 br
00 [M-W's Col. Dic.] 02 br
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00 The underlined part is not being used as an example and neither does it add any additional meaning. So what is the purpose of using it, after all? 0-
Top answer
0 It is allowing the reader of the dictionary to insert whatever it is that is implied or inferred - in the example it is "an objective analysis". 0-
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0 It is allowing the reader of the dictionary to insert whatever it is that is implied or inferred - in the example it is "an objective analysis". 0-
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