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Definitions for Purport

[1] to present, especially deliberately, the appearance of being; profess or claim, often falsely: a document purporting to be official.
[2] to convey to the mind as the meaning or thing intended; express or imply.
[3] the meaning, import, or sense: the main purport of your letter.
[4] purpose; intention; object: the main purport of their visit to France.
[5] to claim (to be a certain thing, etc) by manner or appearance, esp falsely
[6] (esp of speech or writing) to signify or imply
[7] meaning; significance
[8] purpose; object; intention

Words related to Purport

imply, pretend, profess, connotation, point, tenor, idea, design, sense, signification, message, nub, tendency, bearing, pith, intention, score, significance, objective, import

Words nearby Purport

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Origin of Purport

1375–1425; (v.) late Middle English purporten < Anglo-French purporter to convey, equivalent to pur- pro-1 + porter to carry (< Latin portāre ); (noun) late Middle English < Anglo-French, derivative of the v.

Other words from Purport

pur·port·less , adjective

Word origin for Purport

C15: from Anglo-French: contents, from Old French porporter to convey, from por- forth + porter to carry, from Latin portāre

Synonyms for Purport

acceptation, aim, bearing, burden, connotation, core, design, drift, gist, heart, idea, import, intent, intention, matter, meat, message, nub, object, objective, pith, plan, point, purpose, score, sense, significance, signification, spirit, stuff, substance, tendency, tenor, thrust, understanding, upshot, intendment, significancy