purport
/P ER1 P AO0 R T/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
(construed with to) To intend.
“He purported to become an international man of affairs.”
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