How do you pronounce purport?

The recorded pronunciation is /pɚˈpɔɹt/.

Where does purport come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

purport

/pɚˈpɔɹt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables: pur-port
IPA: /pɚˈpɔɹt/

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Meaning

verb

To convey, imply, or profess (often falsely or inaccurately).

Transitive verb

verb

To intend.

noun

Import, an intention or purpose.

noun

A disguise; a covering.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"He purports himself to be an international man of affairs."
"The intermediate station seen here, Llanbister Road, is 5 hilly miles by road from the town it purports to serve."
"He purported to become an international man of affairs."
"In all cases, however, although micronations may purport to assert sovereignty in any number of ways, they remain conceptually distinct from recognised sovereign states."
"My practice, you say, refutes my doubts. But you mistake the purport of my question."
"Sorrowful, phantasmal as this same Double Aristocracy of Teachers and Governors now looks, it is worth all men’s while to know that the purport of it is, and remains, noble and most real."

Etymology

From Middle English purporten, from Anglo-Norman purporter and Old French porporter (“convey, contain, carry”), from pur-, from Latin pro (“forth”) + Old French porter (“carry”), from Latin portō (“carry”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: purporten, purporter, pro, porter, portō

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /pɚˈpɔɹt/
British English: /pəˈpɔːt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

purports (present, singular) purporting (participle, present) purported (participle, past) purported (past) purports (plural)

Derived Forms

purportion purportless

Synonyms

drift intent spirit aim purpose propose

Rhymes With

support court short report come short sort port sport transport crown court fort resort