n. 25B6; verb this work purports to be authoritative : CLAIM, profess, pretend; appear, seem; be ostensibly, pose as, impersonate, masquerade as, pass for.
25B6; noun
the purport of his remarks : GIST, substance, drift, implication, intention, meaning, significance, sense, essence, thrust, message.
the purport of the attack : INTENTION, purpose, object, objective, aim, goal, target, end, design, idea.