Main Entry: 2pur·port
Pronunciation: \(ˌ)pər-ˈpȯrt\
Function: transitive verb
Date: 15th century
1 : to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)
{a book that purports to be an objective analysis};
also : claim {foreign novels which he purports to have translated — Mary McCarthy}
2 : intend,
purpose
