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purport

[ verb per-pawrt, -pohrt, pur-pawrt, -pohrt; noun pur-pawrt, -pohrt ]

verb (used with object)

  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.

    Synonyms: , ,



noun

  1. the meaning, import, or sense:

    the main purport of your letter.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. purpose; intention; object:

    the main purport of their visit to France.

purport

verb

  1. to claim (to be a certain thing, etc) by manner or appearance, esp falsely
  2. (esp of speech or writing) to signify or imply
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. meaning; significance
  2. purpose; object; intention
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 辫耻谤顎僷辞谤迟路濒别蝉蝉 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of purport1

First recorded in 1375鈥1425; (verb) late Middle English purporten, from Anglo-French purporter 鈥渢o mean, signify,鈥 Old French porporter 鈥渢o carry, convey,鈥 equivalent to pur- pro- 1 + porter 鈥渢o carry鈥 (from Latin 辫辞谤迟腻谤别 ); (noun) late Middle English, from Anglo-French, derivative of the verb
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of purport1

C15: from Anglo-French: contents, from Old French porporter to convey, from por- forth + porter to carry, from Latin 辫辞谤迟腻谤别
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It has long been rumored that the two did not get along, and old interviews posted online purported to spotlight steely interactions between the two of them.

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Both rosters purport to explain why some states grow faster than others.

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James Carville purports to be this expert all the time, but we aren't talking about the fact that he's not won an election since before I was born.

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That creates these "self-help" angles that purport only to offer guidance on daily life, but instead smuggle in highly politicized ideas about hierarchy, power, and freedom.

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He got locked out of the firm's social Facebook account when he responded to what turned out to be a fake message purporting to be from Meta.

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