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- [per-pawr-tid, -pohr-]
- /pərˈpɔr tɪd, -ˈpoʊr-/
- /pəˈpɔː.tɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [per-pawr-tid, -pohr-]
- /pərˈpɔr tɪd, -ˈpoʊr-/
Definitions of purported word
- adjective purported reputed or claimed; alleged: We saw no evidence of his purported wealth. 1
- verb with object purported to present, especially deliberately, the appearance of being; profess or claim, often falsely: a document purporting to be official. 1
- verb with object purported to convey to the mind as the meaning or thing intended; express or imply. 1
- noun purported the meaning, import, or sense: the main purport of your letter. 1
- noun purported purpose; intention; object: the main purport of their visit to France. 1
- adjective purported alleged; supposed; rumoured 0
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Origin of purported
First appearance:
before 1890 One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95; purport + -ed2
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Parts of speech for Purported
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
purported popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for purported
adj purported
- alleged — An alleged fact has been stated but has not been proved to be true.
- hypothetic — assumed by hypothesis; supposed: a hypothetical case.
- imposturous — the action or practice of imposing fraudulently upon others.
- in name only — not in fact or in practice
adjective purported
- claimed — to demand by or as by virtue of a right; demand as a right or as due: to claim an estate by inheritance.
- impostrous — (archaic) Characterized by imposture; deceitful.
- maintained — to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain: to maintain good relations with neighboring countries.
- nominal — being such in name only; so-called; putative: a nominal treaty; the nominal head of the country.
- ostensible — outwardly appearing as such; professed; pretended: an ostensible cheerfulness concealing sadness.
noun purported
- cored — the central part of a fleshy fruit, containing the seeds.
- drifted — Simple past tense and past participle of drift.
- mattered — the substance or substances of which any physical object consists or is composed: the matter of which the earth is made.
- messaged — Simple past tense and past participle of message.
verb purported
- jived — swing music or early jazz.
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