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   pur·port

   verb

   • 1. appear or claim to be or do something, especially falsely; profess: "she is not the person she purports to be"

   noun

   • 1. the meaning or substance of something, typically a document or speech: "I do not understand the purport of your remarks" Similar gistsubstancedriftimplicationintentionmeaningsignificancesignificationsenseessenceimporttenorthrustmessagespirit
   • ▪ the purpose of a person or thing: "the purport of existence" Similar intentionpurposeintentobjectobjectiveaimgoaltargetendplanschemedesignideaambitiondesirewishhope

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘express, signify’): from Old French purporter, from medieval Latin proportare, from Latin pro- ‘forth’ + portare ‘carry, bear’. The sense ‘appear to be’ dates from the late 18th century.

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