purport

pur·port  (pr-pôrt, -prt)

tr.v. pur·port·ed, pur·port·ing, pur·ports

1. To have or present the often false appearance of being or intending; profess: selfish behavior that purports to be altruistic.

2. To have the intention of doing; purpose.

n. (pûrpôrt, -prt)

1. Meaning presented, intended, or implied; import. See Synonyms at substance.

2. Intention; purpose.

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[Middle English purporten, to set forth, from Anglo-Norman purporter : pur-, forth (from Latin pr-; see pro-¹) + porter, to carry (from Latin portre; see per-² in Indo-European roots).]

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purport

vb [pɜːˈpɔːt] (tr)

1. to claim (to be a certain thing, etc.) by manner or appearance, esp falsely

2. (esp of speech or writing) to signify or imply

n [ˈpɜːpɔːt]

1. meaning; significance; import

2. purpose; object; intention

[from Anglo-French: contents, from Old French porporter to convey, from por- forth + porter to carry, from Latin portāre]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	purport - the intended meaning of a communication intent, spirit meaning, signification, import, significance - the message that is intended or expressed or signified; "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambiguous"
	2.	purport - the pervading meaning or tenor; "caught the general drift of the conversation" drift tenor, strain - the general meaning or substance of an utterance; "although I disagreed with him I could follow the tenor of his argument"
Verb	1.	purport - have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming; "The letter purports to express people's opinion" claim - assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing; "He claimed that he killed the burglar"
	2.	purport - propose or intend; "I aim to arrive at noon" purpose, aim, propose intend, mean, think - have in mind as a purpose; "I mean no harm"; "I only meant to help you"; "She didn't think to harm me"; "We thought to return early that night"

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purport

verb claim, allege, proclaim, maintain, declare, pretend, assert, pose as, profess a book that purports to tell the whole truth

Translations

purport (frm)

A. [ˈpɜːpət] N

1. (= meaning) → significado m, sentido m

2. (= purpose) → intención f

B. [pɜːˈpɔːt] VT to purport to be → pretender ser

purport [pə^rˈpɔː^rt] vi
to purport to be sth → prétendre être qch
to purport to do sth → prétendre faire qch

purport

n → Tenor m

vt

(= convey, mean) → hindeuten auf (+acc)

(= profess, claim) to purport to be/do something (person) → vorgeben, etw zu sein/tun; (object) → etw sein/tun sollen; he is purported to be a spy → es wird behauptet, er sei ein Spion; the law is purported to be in the public interest → das Gesetz soll dem Interesse der Öffentlichkeit dienen

purport [ɐn ˈpɜːpət; ɐvb pɜːˈpɔːt]

1. n → significato, senso generale

2. vt to purport to be/do → pretendere di essere/fare

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purport [ɐn ˈpɜːpət; ɐvb pɜːˈpɔːt]

1. n → significato, senso generale

2. vt to purport to be/do → pretendere di essere/fare