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Showing words for PURPORTED using the English dictionary
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Definitions for Purported
[1] reputed or claimed; alleged: We saw no evidence of his purported wealth.
[2] to present, especially deliberately, the appearance of being; profess or claim, often falsely: a document purporting to be official.
[3] to convey to the mind as the meaning or thing intended; express or imply.
[4] the meaning, import, or sense: the main purport of your letter.
[5] purpose; intention; object: the main purport of their visit to France.
[6] alleged; supposed; rumoured a purported two million dollar deal
[7] to claim (to be a certain thing, etc) by manner or appearance, esp falsely
[8] (esp of speech or writing) to signify or imply
[9] meaning; significance
[10] purpose; object; intention
Words related to Purported
imply, pretend, profess, claim, signify, allege, express, betoken, denote, indicate, maintain, convey, suggest, import, proclaim, intend, declare
Words nearby Purported
purple trillium, purple-fringed orchid, purpleheart, purplish, purport, purported, purpose, purpose-built, purposeful, purposeless, purposely
Origin of Purported
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 Purported
pur·port·ed·ly , adverb
un·pur·port·ed , adjective
pur·port·less , adjective
Word origin for Purported
C15: from Anglo-French: contents, from Old French porporter to convey, from por- forth + porter to carry, from Latin portāre
Synonyms for Purported
imply, pose as, pretend, profess, allege, betoken, claim, convey, declare, denote, express, import, indicate, intend, maintain, proclaim, signify, suggest, point to