Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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purport | Yes | No | Yes | No |
claim | Yes | No | Yes | No |
purport (noun) | claim (noun) |
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the pervading meaning or tenor | demand for something as rightful or due |
the intended meaning of a communication | an established or recognized right |
an informal right to something | |
an assertion of a right (as to money or property) | |
a demand | |
an assertion that something is true or factual |
purport (verb) | claim (verb) |
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propose or intend | assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing |
have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming | take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs |
ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example | |
lay claim to; as of an idea | |
demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to |