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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pur•port /v. pərˈpɔrt; n. ˈpɜrpɔrt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + to + verb]- to present, esp. deliberately, the appearance of being;
claim or pretend to be (something one is not):A man purporting to be the manager is calling.
n. [uncountable] - the meaning or sense of something, as of a piece of writing or of what one says:the general purport of the message.
pur•port•ed, adj.: We saw no evidence of his purported wealth. pur•port•ed•ly, adv.: He was purportedly wealthy.See -port-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pur•port (v. pər pôrt′, -pōrt′, pûr′pôrt, -pōrt;n. pûr′pôrt, -pōrt),USA pronunciation v.t. - to present, esp. deliberately, the appearance of being;
profess or claim, often falsely:a document purporting to be official. - to convey to the mind as the meaning or thing intended;
express or imply.
n. - the meaning, import, or sense:the main purport of your letter.
- purpose;
intention;
object:the main purport of their visit to France.
- Anglo-French, derivative of the verb, verbal
- Latin portāre); (noun, nominal) late Middle English
- Anglo-French purporter to convey, equivalent. to pur- pro-1 + porter to carry (
- (verb, verbal) late Middle English purporten 1375–1425
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged mean, intend, signify.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged implication, drift, trend, gist. See meaning.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: purport vb /pɜːˈpɔːt/(transitive)- to claim (to be a certain thing, etc) by manner or appearance, esp falsely
- (esp of speech or writing) to signify or imply
n /ˈpɜːpɔːt/- meaning; significance
- purpose; object; intention
Etymology: 15th Century: from Anglo-French: contents, from Old French porporter to convey, from por- forth + porter to carry, from Latin portāre |