Sekirov Dictionary

purport

UK /ˈpɜːpɔːt/US /ˈpɚpɔɹt/

noun 2
/pɚˈpɔɹt/ verb 2
forms 3

noun2

•
Import, an intention or purpose.
- My practice, you say, refutes my doubts. But you mistake the purport of my question. — 1748
•
(no longer used) A disguise; a covering.
- For she her sex under that strange purport / Did use to hide. — 1590

purport

UK /pəˈpɔːt/US /pɚˈpɔɹt/

verb2

•
To convey, imply, or profess (often falsely or inaccurately).
- He purports himself to be an international man of affairs.
•
To intend.
- He purported to become an international man of affairs.

forms

purported · purporting · purports

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