purport
/pɚˈpɔɹt/ verb C2- To convey, imply, or profess (often falsely or inaccurately). · He purports himself to be an international man of affairs.
- To intend. · He purported to become an international man of affairs.
He/she/it purports · Past purported · Past participle purported · -ing form purporting
Verb forms
- Base form
- purport
- He/she/it
- purports
- Past
- purported
- Past participle
- purported
- -ing form
- purporting
From the library
You can hardly doubt the purport of my discourse, however your natural delicacy may lead you to dissemble; my attentions have been too marked to be mistaken.
The purport is perfectly clear.
It was a typical American advertisement, but purporting to be from an English firm.
They described the purported sights and sounds of the shopping center, genuinely believing they were retrieving buried fragments of their own past.
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