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purport

[per-pawrt, -pohrt, pur-pawrt, -pohrt, pur-pawrt, -pohrt] / pərˈpɔrt, -ˈpoʊrt, ˈpɜr pɔrt, -poʊrt, ˈpɜr pɔrt, -poʊrt /
NOUN
meaning, implication
Synonyms
STRONG
acceptation aim bearing burden connotation core design drift gist heart idea import intent intention matter meat message nub object objective pith plan point purpose score sense significance signification spirit stuff substance tendency tenor thrust understanding upshot
WEAK
intendment significancy
Antonyms
STRONG
exterior exteriority insignificance meaninglessness outside surface
VERB
assert, mean
Synonyms
STRONGEST
imply pose as pretend profess
STRONG
allege betoken claim convey declare denote express import indicate intend maintain proclaim signify suggest
WEAK
point to
Antonyms
STRONG
conceal deny disclaim hide

Example Sentences

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With such vividly realized characters, the Coens portray a truth far larger than the crimes they purport to retell.

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026

He wrote what he thought “each speaker is most likely to have needed to say” within “the overall purport of the speech as actually delivered.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

These are guys who purport to be data-driven, quantitative, hard-numbers people.

From Slate • Aug. 15, 2025

Both rosters purport to explain why some states grow faster than others.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2025

I did not hear of this charade until the next day, and did not understand its purport; rather thinking it a pleasant interlude from the more brutal games of the Sons of Liberty.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson