purport

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the intended meaning of a communication
  2. noun the pervading meaning or tenor
  3. verb have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming

Etymology

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

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Synonyms

intent, spirit

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