PURPORT

purport

Noun

  1. import, intention or purpose
  2. disguise; covering

Verb

  1. To convey, imply, or profess outwardly, often falsely.
    He purports himself to be an international man of affairs.
  2. To intend.
    He purported to become an international man of affairs.


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