purport

purport is a 7-letter English word with 7 senses as noun and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Design or tendency; meaning; import; tenor. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 14 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. noun. Design or tendency; meaning; import; tenor.
2. noun. Disguise; covering.
3. noun. To intend to show; to intend; to mean; to signify; to import; -- often with an object clause or infinitive.
4. noun. the pervading meaning or tenor

   "caught the general drift of the conversation"

   Synonyms: drift

5. noun. the intended meaning of a communication

   Synonyms: intent, spirit

6. verb. propose or intend

   "I aim to arrive at noon"

   Synonyms: aim, propose, purpose

7. verb. have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming

   "The letter purports to express people's opinion"

Synonyms

drift, intent, spirit, aim, propose, purpose

Common word forms

purports, purported, purporter, purportes, purporting, purportless

Words from these letters

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