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purport
('p/@/r,p/oU/rt )

noun (n)

  • the intended meaning of a communication(noun.communication)
    Synonym:
    intent, spirit
    source: wordnet30
  • the pervading meaning or tenor(noun.cognition)
    Synonym:
    drift
    source: wordnet30
  • Design or tendency; meaning; import; tenor.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming(verb.communication)
    Example:
    The letter purports to express people's opinion.
    source: wordnet30
  • propose or intend(verb.cognition)
    Synonym:
    aim, propose, purpose
    source: wordnet30
  • To intend to show; to intend; to mean; to signify; to import; -- often with an object clause or infinitive.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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