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purportsnounpl. of purport 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 contents, denotations, drifts, imports, intentions, intents, meanings, senses, significances, significations connotationsclues, cues, hints, implications, indications, inklings, intimations, suggestionsmessages, tenors, themesbottoms, essences, essentialities, natures, souls, spirits, stuffacceptances, acceptations, definitionsburdens, cruxes(also cruces), gistscores, hearts, kernels, marrows, nubs, nuclei(also nucleuses), piths, points, quicksmatters, motifs, motives, questions, subjects, topics to 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? aims, allows(chiefly Southern & Midland), aspires, calculates, contemplates, designs, goes(chiefly Southern & Midland), intends, looks, means, meditates, plans, proposes, purposes dreams, hopes, wishesconsiders, debates, mulls (over), pondersattempts, endeavors, strives, struggles, triesplots, schemesaccomplishes, achieves, effects, executes, performs figures on to state as a fact usually forcefullyhe purports to be an expert in criminalistics affirms, alleges, asserts, avers, avouches, avows, claims, contends, declares, insists, maintains, professes, protests, warrants announces, broadcasts, proclaimsargues, rationalizes, reasonsconfirms, justifies, vindicatesdefends, perseveres, supports, upholdsreaffirms, reasserts puts forth denies, gainsays abandonsdisavows, disclaims, disowns, negates, negatives, rejects, repudiateschallenges, disputes, questionsconfutes, disproves, rebuts, refutescontradicts, counters |