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

Example Sentences

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The purported weapons used in some of the cases have only fueled skepticism: A District of Columbia man was charged for throwing a Subway sandwich.

From Los Angeles Times

The movie purports to dip into the deep well of Shakespearean magnificence but emerges only with a ladle full of greasy schmaltz.

From The Wall Street Journal

Pictures purporting to show him with such a weapon actually show him carrying a "camera tripod", he said.

From BBC

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

Melchor sets 10 stories in and around Veracruz, based on real events but without verifiable details: a carnival queen-turned-killer, a purported witch, a meeting with a cartel.

From Los Angeles Times

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