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purportedly
Variant of purport
transitive verb
- to profess or claim as its meaning
- to give the appearance, often falsely, of being, intending, etc.
noun
- meaning; tenor; sense; drift
- intention; object
Related Forms:
- purported adjective
- purportedly adverb
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