Purport

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To have or present the often false appearance of being or intending; profess: selfish behavior that purports to be altruistic.
  • v. To have the intention of doing; purpose.
  • n. Meaning presented, intended, or implied; import. See Synonyms at substance.
  • n. Intention; purpose.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To convey, imply, or profess outwardly, often falsely.
  • v. To intend.
  • n. import, intention or purpose
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Design or tendency; meaning; import; tenor.
  • n. Disguise; covering.
  • v. To intend to show; to intend; to mean; to signify; to import; -- often with an object clause or infinitive.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To convey to the mind as the meaning or thing intended; imply; mean, or seem to mean: as, the document purported to be official.
  • n. Meaning; tenor; import; nature: as, the purport of a letter.
  • n. Pretext; disguise; covering.
  • n. Synonyms Gist, drift, sense, signification.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the intended meaning of a communication
  • v. have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming
  • v. propose or intend
  • n. the pervading meaning or tenor
  • Verb Form
    purported    purporting    purports   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    significance    signification    import    meaning    claim    think    mean    intend    tenor    strain   
    Form
    purported    purporting   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    meaning    import    tenor    disguise    covering    intend    mean    signify   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Court    Dort    Mort    Porte    Stuart    abort    assort    athwart    boart    bort   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts