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purport

pur·port

UK/ˈpɜːpɔːt/ US/ˈpɜːpət/ fairly common
verb (2) noun (2)

verb

1.

have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming

  • “The letter purports to express people”
2.

propose or intend

  • “I aim to arrive at noon”
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noun

1.
2.

general meaning or tenor

  • “caught the drift of the conversation”
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Origin

From Middle English purporten, from Anglo-Norman purporter and Old French porporter (“convey, contain, carry”), from pur-, from Latin pro (“forth”) + Old French porter (“carry”), from Latin portō (“carry”).

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