Definition of "purposing" [purposing]

• Present participle of purpose. (verb)

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• "My parents still recycle more than anyone else I know, just because reusing or re-purposing is cheaper."
• "… Its origin and purposing is not at this point known."
• "It hath reached me, O auspicious King, the director, the right-guiding, lord of the rede which is benefiting and of deeds fair-seeming and worthy celebrating, that the Sultan fell upon the Sharper with his sword purposing to slay him; but the Chamberlains and the Eunuchs prevented him saying, "O our lord, kill him not until his falsehood or his fact shall have been made manifest to thee.""