n.
Pronunciation: ( ˌ )p ə r- ' po ̇ rt
Function: transitive verb
Date: 15th century
1 : to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) <a book that purport s to be an objective analysis> also : CLAIM <foreign novels which he purport s to have translated ― Mary McCarthy>
2 : INTEND , PURPOSE