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Definitions for Purposed
[1] the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc.
[2] an intended or desired result; end; aim; goal.
[3] determination; resoluteness.
[4] the subject in hand; the point at issue.
[5] practical result, effect, or advantage: to act to good purpose.
[6] to set as an aim, intention, or goal for oneself.
[7] to intend; design.
[8] to resolve (to do something): He purposed to change his way of life radically.
[9] to have a purpose.
[10] on purpose , by design; intentionally: How could you do such a thing on purpose?
[11] to the purpose , relevant; to the point: Her objections were not to the purpose.
[12] the reason for which anything is done, created, or exists
[13] a fixed design, outcome, or idea that is the object of an action or other effort
[14] fixed intention in doing something; determination a man of purpose
[15] practical advantage or use to work to good purpose
[16] that which is relevant or under consideration (esp in the phrase to or from the purpose )
[17] archaic purport
[18] on purpose intentionally
[19] to intend or determine to do (something)
Words related to Purposed
purposeponder, resolve, decide, conclude, pursue, propose, mind, aim, contemplate, meditate, design, plan, determine, aspire, commit, consider, mean
Words nearby Purposed
purposepurple-fringed orchid, purpleheart, purplish, purport, purported, purpose, purpose-built, purposeful, purposeless, purposely, purposive
Origin of Purposed
1250–1300; (noun) Middle English purpos < Old French, derivative of purposer, variant of proposer to propose; (v.) Middle English purposen < Anglo-French, Old French purposer
Other words from Purposed
pre·pur·pose , verb (used with object), pre·pur·posed, pre·pur·pos·ing.
re·pur·pose , verb (used with object), re·pur·posed, re·pur·pos·ing.
un·pur·posed , adjective
un·pur·pos·ing , adjective
Word origin for Purposed
C13: from Old French porpos, from porposer to plan, from Latin prōpōnere to propose
Synonyms for Purposed
aim, aspire, commit, conclude, consider, contemplate, decide, design, determine, mean, meditate, mind, plan, ponder, propose, pursue, resolve, bid for, have a mind to, have in view, make up one's mind, think to, work for, work toward