purport|purported|purporting|purports in English

verb

[pur·port || 'pɜrpət /'pɜː-]

intend, plan; claim, profess; claim falsely, pretend

Use "purport|purported|purporting|purports" in a sentence

1. A purported biography of him a fake.

2. His telegragram may purport his forthcoming arrival.

3. The purport of his remarks is already familiar.

4. 30 Two undercover officers purporting to be dealers infiltrated the gang.

5. The letter purported to be from the governor.

6. He is the purported author of the story.

7. 20 She purports to represent the whole group.

8. The document purported to be official.

9. Conventionalism purports to offer a solution to this metaphysical puzzle

10. The situation is not what they purport to be.

11. The document is purported to be 300 years old.

12. His plans are not what they purport to be.

13. These are purported to naturally maximize melatonin .

14. It purports to be an exposition of Catholic social teaching.

15. The purport of his remarks was all too clear.

16. This document presumptuously purports to explain how to do research.

17. In 2013 the purported author of the letter surfaced in Beijing.

18. In this respect the sections purport to be of universal application.

19. 17 synonyms for Acceptation: connotation, denotation, import, intent, meaning, message, purport

20. To the extent that it purports to do anything else, I respectfully dissent.

21. They purport to show that judgement should be suspended on all matters.

22. The film purported to represent the lives of ordinary people.

23. The purport of the statement is that the firm is bankrupt.

24. Many theories purport to explain growth in terms of a single cause.

25. 29 The study purports to show an increase in the incidence of the disease.