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purported

 
Adjective purported has 1 sense
  1. putative, purported, reputed, supposed - 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"
    Antonym: unacknowledged (indirect, via acknowledged)
Verb purport has 2 senses
  1. purport - have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming; "The letter purports to express people's opinion"
    --1 is one way to
    claim
    Sample sentence:
    They purport to move
  2. aim, purpose, purport, propose - propose or intend; "I aim to arrive at noon"
    --2 is one way to intend, mean, think
    Derived form: noun purport1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
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