[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

purpose \pur"pose\, n. of. purpos, pourpos, propos, l.
   propositum. see propound.
   1. that which a person sets before himself as an object to be
      reached or accomplished; the end or aim to which the view
      is directed in any plan, measure, or exertion; view; aim;
      design; intention; plan.
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            he will his firste purpos modify.     --chaucer.
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            as my eternal purpose hath decreed.   -- milton.
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            the flighty purpose never is o'ertook
            unless the deed go with it.           --shak.
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   2. proposal to another; discourse. obs. --spenser.
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   3. instance; example. obs. --l'estrange.
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   in purpose, of purpose, on purpose, with previous
      design; with the mind directed to that object;
      intentionally. on purpose is the form now generally used.
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   syn: design; end; intention; aim. see design.
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see also:
propound in purpose of purpose on purpose design 

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