purport

Meanings

Verb

To convey, imply, or profess (often falsely or inaccurately).
To intend.

Noun

import, intention or purpose
disguise; covering

Origin

From Middle English purporten, from Anglo-Norman purporter and Old French porporter, from pur-, from Latin pro ("forth") + Old French porter ("carry"), from Latin portō ("carry").

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