purport
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purport
- /pəˈpɔːt/ UK
- /pɚˈpɔɹt/ US
- /ˈpɜːpɔːt/ UK
- /ˈpɜːpət/ UK
- /ˈpɚpɔɹt/ US
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)t
Where it comes from
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”).
verb purports · purporting · purported
- To convey, imply, or profess (often falsely or inaccurately). He purports himself to be an international man of affairs.
- To intend. He purported to become an international man of affairs.
noun purports
- Import, an intention or purpose. My practice, you say, refutes my doubts. But you mistake the purport of my question.
- A disguise; a covering. For she her sex under that strange purport / Did use to hide.
Translations
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verb to convey
| Español | implicar, profesar, expresar, afirmar |
|---|---|
| Português | pretender, dizer, supor |
| Français | prétendre |
| Deutsch | vorgeben, unterstellen |
| Italiano | pretendere, supporre, presumere |
| Română | pretinde |
| Русский | изобража́ть izobražátʹ, притворя́ться pritvorjátʹsja |
verb to intend
| Español | pretender, intencionar |
|---|---|
| Français | avoir l'intention (de) |
| Deutsch | beabsichtigen |
| Italiano | ambire, anelare, puntare, aspirare, mirare |
| Română | avea intenția (să), intenționa |
| Русский | намерева́ться namerevátʹsja, претендова́ть pretendovátʹ |
noun import
| Español | propósito |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | मुराद murād |
| Português | propósito |
| Italiano | intento, proposito, ambizione, aspirazione, mira, anelito |
| Русский | наме́рение namérenije |
Talk about this word "purport." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/purport. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. purport. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/purport "purport." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/purport.Cite this
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title = {purport},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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