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pur-

pur- prefix: in words borrowed through Anglo-Norman: involving forward movement or completeness.

Prefix

pur-

  1. In words borrowed through Anglo-Norman: involving forward movement or completeness.
    • pur- + blind → purblind
    • pur- + chase → purchase

Examples of pur- in a sentence

  • pur- + port → purport
  • pur- + sue (“(obsolete) to follow”) → pursue

Origin of pur-

From Middle English pur-, from Anglo-Norman pur- (compare modern French pour), from Latin prō- (“forward direction, forward movement”). Doublet of pro-.

Questions about pur-

What does pur- mean?
Pur- means in words borrowed through Anglo-Norman: involving forward movement or completeness.
How do you use pur- in a sentence?
pur- + port → purport
What part of speech is pur-?
Pur- is a prefix.

Words near pur- in the dictionary

  1. puquios
  2. pur
  3. pur et dur
  4. pur laine
  5. pur sang
  6. pur-
  7. pur.
  8. Pura
  9. Pura Pura
  10. Purabia
  11. Purabias

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Adapted from Wiktionary: pur- (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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