purport
to present, especially deliberately, the appearance of being; profess or claim, often falsely: a document purporting to be official.
to convey to the mind as the meaning or thing intended; express or imply.
the meaning, import, or sense: the main purport of your letter.
purpose; intention; object: the main purport of their visit to France.
Origin of purport
1synonym study For purport
Other words for purport
Other words from purport
- pur·port·less, adjective
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How to use purport in a sentence
The 468-page tome purports to be a definitive account of the comedian's life and career.
Hannibal Buress Says Bill Cosby Is a Rapist: A History of Sexual Assault Allegations | Amy Zimmerman | October 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTShe confessed to harboring a “creeping concern that [Edward Snowden] is not who he purports to be.”
From ISIS to Ebola, What Has Made Naomi Wolf So Paranoid? | Michael Moynihan | October 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnother island tale purports that there was once a banquet arranged at the manor for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
There are plenty of autistic adults it purports to speak on behalf of.
Breitbart purports to be a serious, trusted news source, one that works closely with politicians.
Breitbart Twerks Pelosi With Credibility-Destroying Ad | Emily Shire | April 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
It is the last edition (Paris, 1840), and purports to be "augmente d'un examen critique et des preuves positives," &c.
There is in existence what purports to be a letter from Napoleon to Murat, dated March twenty-ninth.
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte | William Milligan SloaneThe exploiters of Sanatogen put forward some testimony, however, that purports to have a certain authority.
The Historie of 1571 gives what purports to be a letter of Columbus describing some of the events of this campaign.
Is such flabby nonsense as this to be put into an immortal violin, because it purports to be fine Swiss pine at tenpence?
Violin Making | Walter H. Mayson
British Dictionary definitions for purport
to claim (to be a certain thing, etc) by manner or appearance, esp falsely
(esp of speech or writing) to signify or imply
meaning; significance
purpose; object; intention
Origin of purport
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