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pore

1  [pawr, pohr]
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–verb (used without object), pored, por⋅ing.
1. to read or study with steady attention or application: a scholar poring over a rare old manuscript.
2. to gaze earnestly or steadily: to pore over a painting.
3. to meditate or ponder intently (usually fol. by over, on, or upon): He pored over the strange events of the preceding evening.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME pouren < ?

Synonyms:
3. ponder, scrutinize, peruse, examine.
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pore

2  [pawr, pohr]
–noun
1. a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
2. a minute interstice, as in a rock.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME poore < LL porus < Gk póros passage; see emporium, ford

Related forms:
porelike, adjective
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pore 1   (pôr, pōr)   
intr.v.   pored, por·ing, pores

  1. To read or study carefully and attentively: pored over the classified ads in search of a new job.

  2. To gaze intently; stare.

  3. To meditate deeply; ponder: pored on the matter.


[Middle English pouren.]
pore 2   (pôr, pōr)   
n.  

  1. A minute opening in tissue, as in the skin of an animal, serving as an outlet for perspiration, or in a plant leaf or stem, serving as a means of absorption and transpiration.

  2. A space in rock, soil, or unconsolidated sediment that is not occupied by mineral matter and that allows the passage or absorption of fluids: Water seeped into the pores of the rock.


[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin porus, passage, from Greek poros; see per-2 in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

pore  (v.)
c.1300, perhaps from O.E. *purian, suggested by spyrian "to investigate, examine," and spor "a trace, vestige."

pore  (n.)
1387, from L. porus "a pore," from Gk. poros "a pore," lit. "passage, way," from PIE base *por- "going, passage" (cf. Gk. peirein "to pierce, run through," L. portus "harbor," porta "gate, door").
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: pore
Pronunciation: 'pO(&)r, 'po(&)r
Function: noun
: a minute opening especially in an animal or plant; especially : oneby which matter passes through a membrane
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

pore (pôr)
n.

  1. A minute opening in an animal or plant tissue.

  2. One of the minute openings of the sweat glands of the skin.

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