English to English
purport
('p/@/r,p/oU/rt
)
noun (n)
- Design or tendency; meaning; import; tenor.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming(verb.communication)Example:
The letter purports to express people's opinion.
source: wordnet30 - To intend to show; to intend; to mean; to signify; to import; -- often with an object clause or infinitive.(verb)source: webster1913