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ALL meanings of purport

pur·port
P p
  • transitive verb purport claim to be 1
  • verb with object purport to present, especially deliberately, the appearance of being; profess or claim, often falsely: a document purporting to be official. 1
  • verb with object purport to convey to the mind as the meaning or thing intended; express or imply. 1
  • noun purport the meaning, import, or sense: the main purport of your letter. 1
  • noun purport purpose; intention; object: the main purport of their visit to France. 1
  • verb purport If you say that someone or something purports to do or be a particular thing, you mean that they claim to do or be that thing, although you may not always believe that claim. 0
  • verb purport to claim (to be a certain thing, etc) by manner or appearance, esp falsely 0
  • verb purport (esp of speech or writing) to signify or imply 0
  • noun purport meaning; significance 0
  • noun purport purpose; object; intention 0
  • verb transitive purport to profess or claim as its meaning 0
  • verb transitive purport to give the appearance, often falsely, of being, intending, etc. 0
  • noun purport meaning; tenor; sense; drift 0
  • noun purport intention; object 0
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