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purport

/pərˈpɔrt/
verb
  1. To claim or appear to be something, often falsely or without proof.
    • The advertisement purports that the cream can erase wrinkles in just one week.
    • The document purports to be an official government report, but experts have doubts.
    • He purports to have seen the accident, though no one else was there.
Synonyms
claimallegeprofess
Antonyms
deny
noun
  1. The intended meaning or purpose of something; the main idea or gist.
    • I didn't understand the purport of his long email.
    • The purport of the new law is to reduce pollution.
    • The purport of her speech was to encourage young people to vote.
Synonyms
intentgistmeaning
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