purport

(noun, verb)

noun

1. the intended meaning of a communication

Similar word(s): intent, spirit

Definition categories: communication, import, meaning, significance, signification

2. the pervading meaning or tenor

Similar word(s): drift

Definition categories: thought, strain, tenor

verb

1. have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming

- The letter purports to express people's opinion

Definition categories: communication, claim

2. propose or intend

Similar word(s): aim, propose, purpose

Definition categories: cognition, intend, mean, think

Sentences with purport as a verb:

- He purports himself to be an international man of affairs.

- He purported to become an international man of affairs.