purport
noun/ˈpɜːpɔːt/
/ˈpɜːrpɔːrt/
[singular] (formal)- the purport of something the general meaning of something
- The purport of his remarks was all too clear.
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘express, signify’): from Old French purporter, from medieval Latin proportare, from Latin pro- ‘forth’ + portare ‘carry, bear’. The sense ‘appear to be’ dates from the late 18th cent.
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