1. purport - Noun
2. purport - Verb
Design or tendency; meaning; import; tenor.
Disguise; covering.
To intend to show; to intend; to mean; to signify; to import; -- often with an object clause or infinitive.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe broader and more influential organisations of businessmen have acted to undermine the basic foundation of the free market system they purport to represent and defend. Milton Friedman
In a secular age, an authentic miracle must purport to be a hoax, in order to gain credit in the world. Angela Carter
Christ illustrates the purport of life as He descends from His transfiguration to toil, and goes forward to exchange that robe of heavenly brightness for the crown of thorns. Edwin Hubbell Chapin
Sage Vyasa also composed the 18 Puranas, which contain the purport of the Vedas and asked Suta, a sage revered for his knowledge and devotion, to teach them to the world. Vyasa
It's weird how people who are the least close to me or who've never even met me purport to be experts on the real me; and then, sadly, there are those who could be in touch with me but prefer to gossip with strangers about me instead. Vanna Bonta
Some in journalism consider themselves apart from and to some extent above the people they purport to serve. Brit Hume