<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>to present, especially deliberately, the appearance of being; profess or claim, often falsely: a document purporting to be official.</li><li>to convey to the mind as the meaning or thing intended; express or imply.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the meaning, import, or sense: the main purport of your letter.</li><li>purpose; intention; object: the main purport of their visit to France.</li></ul>