purported

Variant of purport

purport definition

pur·port (pʉr pôrt′; also, and for n. always, pʉr′pôrt′)

transitive verb

  1. to profess or claim as its meaning
  2. to give the appearance, often falsely, of being, intending, etc.

Etymology: Anglo-Fr purporter < OFr porporter < por- (< L pro: see pro), forth + porter, to bear < L portare: see port

noun

  1. meaning; tenor; sense; drift
  2. intention; object

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