To treat someone in a particular role; to consider someone in a particular way.

To be able to convince others that one is something contrary to fact; to look sufficiently like something or someone that one can purport to be it.

To make a person or thing appear to be different than their true nature in order to fool someone else.

To purport that (someone) is an example of (something, usually positive).

To come to a conclusion about someone or something; to make a note of one's conclusion about someone or something.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of go so far as

present participle of go so far as

simple past tense of go so far as

To reserve (something, especially money) for future use; to save as a backup. / To put (something) out of consideration.

(simile, Scotland) Very stupid