purport

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English purporten, from Anglo-Norman purporter and Old French porporter (“convey, contain, carry”), from pur-, from Latin pro (“forth”) + Old French porter (“carry”), from Latin portō (“carry”). === Pronunciation === (verb, UK) IPA(key): /pəˈpɔːt/ (verb, US) IPA(key): /pɚˈpɔɹt/ (noun, UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɜːpɔːt/, /ˈpɜːpət/ (noun, US) IPA(key): /ˈpɚpɔɹt/ Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)t === Verb === purport (third-person singular simple present purports, present participle purporting, simple past and past participle purported) To convey, imply, or profess (often falsely or inaccurately). [(usually) with to (+ infinitive)] To intend. [(usually) with to (+ infinitive)] ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === purport (plural purports) Import, intention or purpose. (obsolete) A disguise; a covering. ==== Translations ==== === References === “purport”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. === Anagrams === prorupt