competent
Definition: (adjective) having the skill and knowledge needed for a particular task; capable
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purport
noun
- That which is signified by a word or expression: acceptation, connotation, denotation, import, intent, meaning, message, sense, significance, significancy, signification, value. See
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- The gist of a specific action or situation: idea, import, meaning, point, significance, significancy. See
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- The general sense or significance, as of an action or statement: amount, burden
2, drift, import, substance, tenor.
Idioms:
sum and substance, sum total. See
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- The thread or current of thought uniting or occurring in all the elements of a text or discourse: aim, burden
2, drift, intent, meaning, substance, tendency, tenor, thrust. See
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