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purportnoun the idea that is conveyed or intended to be conveyed to the mind by language, symbol, or actionwas able to give the purport of the governor's speech in a few words content, denotation, drift, import, intent, intention, meaning, sense, significance, signification connotationclue, cue, hint, implication, indication, inkling, intimation, suggestionmessage, tenor, themebottom, essence, essentiality, nature, soul, spirit, stuffacceptance, acceptation, definitionburden, crux, gistcore, heart, kernel, marrow, nub, nucleus, pith, point, quickmatter, motif, motive, question, subject, topic purportverbto have in mind as a purpose or goaldo you purport to spend the rest of your life on that couch, or do you think you might get a job someday? aim, allow(chiefly Southern & Midland), aspire, calculate, contemplate, design, go(chiefly Southern & Midland), intend, look, mean, meditate, plan, propose, purpose dream, hope, wishconsider, debate, mull (over), ponderattempt, endeavor, strive, struggle, tryplot, schemeaccomplish, achieve, effect, execute, perform figure on to state as a fact usually forcefullyhe purports to be an expert in criminalistics affirm, allege, assert, aver, avouch, avow, claim, contend, declare, insist, maintain, profess, protest, warrant announce, broadcast, proclaimargue, rationalize, reasonconfirm, justify, vindicatedefend, persevere, support, upholdreaffirm, reassert put forth deny, gainsay abandondisavow, disclaim, disown, negate, negative, reject, repudiatechallenge, dispute, questionconfute, disprove, rebut, refutecontradict, counter in the 15th century |