PURPORT


Meaning of PURPORT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpə:pət ]

v. & n. --v.tr. 1 profess; be intended to seem (purports to be the royal seal). 2 (often foll. by that + clause) (of a document or speech) have as its meaning; state. --n. 1 the ostensible meaning of something. 2 the sense or tenor (of a document or statement). øøpurportedly adv. [ME f. AF & OF purport, porport f. purporter f. med.L proportare (as PRO-(1), portare carry)]

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