- to present, especially deliberately, the appearance of being; profess or claim, often falsely: a document purporting to be official.
- to convey to the mind as the meaning or thing intended; express or imply.
- the meaning, import, or sense: the main purport of your letter.
- purpose; intention; object: the main purport of their visit to France.
- to claim (to be a certain thing, etc) by manner or appearance, esp falsely
- (esp of speech or writing) to signify or imply
- meaning; significance
- purpose; object; intention
