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purport

[per-pawrt, -pohrt, pur-pawrt, -pohrt, pur-pawrt, -pohrt] / pərˈpɔrt, -ˈpoʊrt, ˈpɜr pɔrt, -poʊrt, ˈpɜr pɔrt, -poʊrt /
NOUN
meaning, implication
Synonyms
STRONG
acceptation aim bearing burden connotation core design drift gist heart idea import intent intention matter meat message nub object objective pith plan point purpose score sense significance signification spirit stuff substance tendency tenor thrust understanding upshot
WEAK
intendment significancy
Antonyms
STRONG
exterior exteriority insignificance meaninglessness outside surface
VERB
assert, mean
Synonyms
STRONGEST
imply pose as pretend profess
STRONG
allege betoken claim convey declare denote express import indicate intend maintain proclaim signify suggest
WEAK
point to
Antonyms
STRONG
conceal deny disclaim hide

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He wrote what he thought “each speaker is most likely to have needed to say” within “the overall purport of the speech as actually delivered.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

These are guys who purport to be data-driven, quantitative, hard-numbers people.

From Slate • Aug. 15, 2025

The university also argues that the administration has failed to follow rules about suspending federal funds and that its actions are punitive and "bear no rational connection to the concerns they purport to address".

From BBC • Jul. 21, 2025

By doing that, its critics are no better than the artless, ahistorical fascists they purport to abhor.

From Salon • May 6, 2025

I did not hear of this charade until the next day, and did not understand its purport; rather thinking it a pleasant interlude from the more brutal games of the Sons of Liberty.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson

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