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 Pur·port, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Purported; p. pr. & vb. n. Purporting.]  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.
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 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)]