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purported |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Purport \Pur"port\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Purported}; p. pr & vb n. {Purporting}.] [OF. purporter, pourporter See {Purport}, n.] To intend to show to intend; to mean to signify; to import; -- often with an object clause or infinitive. They in most grave and solemn wise unfolded Matter which little purported. --Rowe. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: purported adj : commonly put forth or accepted as true on inconclusive grounds; "the foundling's putative father"; "the reputed (or purported) author of the book"; "the supposed date of birth" [syn: {putative(a)}, {purported(a)}, {reputed(a)}, {supposed(a)}]
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