— purportless , adj.
v. /peuhr pawrt", -pohrt", perr"pawrt, -pohrt/ ; n. /perr"pawrt, -pohrt/ , v.t.
1. to present, esp. deliberately, the appearance of being; profess or claim, often falsely: a document purporting to be official.
2. to convey to the mind as the meaning or thing intended; express or imply.
n.
3. the meaning, import, or sense: the main purport of your letter.
4. purpose; intention; object: the main purport of their visit to France.
[ 1375-1425; (v.) late ME purporten purporter to convey, equiv. to pur- PRO- 1 + porter to carry ( portare ); (n.) late ME ]
Syn. 2. mean, intend, signify. 3. implication, drift, trend, gist. See meaning .