Related Words for purport

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purpose
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Noun, Verb
intent
x/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
propose
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Adjective, Verb, Noun
spirit
/x
Noun, Noun, Verb
drift
/
Verb, Noun, Verb
aim
/
Verb, Noun, Verb
pertain
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Verb
contradict
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Verb
supposed
x/
Verb
profess
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Verb
propound
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Verb
imply
x/
Verb
intend
x/
Verb
disparage
x/x
Verb
presume
x/
Verb
belie
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Verb
allude
x/
Verb
explicate
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Verb
substantiate
x/xx
Verb
allege
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Verb
seem
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Verb
construe
x/
Verb
embody
x/x
Verb
misrepresent
xxx/
Verb
depict
x/
Verb
insinuate
x/xx
Verb
tout
/
Verb, Noun
relate
x/
Verb
implicate
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Verb
extol
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Verb
indicate
/xx
Verb
entitle
x/x
Verb
proclaim
x/
Verb
presuppose
xx/
Verb
connote
x/
Verb
necessarily
xx/xx
Adverb
purportedly
xxxx
Adverb
ascribe
x/
Verb
endorse
x/
Verb
attempt
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Noun
contend
x/
Verb
regard
x/
Noun
appear
x/
Verb
underlie
xx/
Verb
suffice
x/
Verb
interpret
x/x
Verb
contravene
/xx
Verb
stipulate
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Verb
infer
x/
Verb
disclaim
x/
Verb
correspond
xx/
Verb
proscribe
x/
Verb
affirm
x/
Verb
deride
x/
Verb
suggest
x/
Verb
contain
x/
Verb
vitiate
/xx
Verb
cannot
/x
Adjective
represent
xx/
Verb
corroborate
x/xx
Verb
meant
/
Verb
deem
/
Verb
derogate
x/x
Verb
that
/
Adverb, Noun
instruct
x/
Verb
constitute
/xx
Verb
claim
/
Noun
belittle
x/x
Verb
perceive
x/
Verb
endeavoring
x/xx
Verb
does
/
Verb
discredit
x/x
Noun
convey
x/
Verb
typify
/xx
Verb
inform
x/
Verb
portray
x/
Verb
contrive
x/
Verb
demean
x/
Verb
correlate
/xx
Noun
opine
x/
Verb
understand
xx/
Verb
which
/
Verb
demonstrate
/xx
Verb
vouch
/
Verb
impute
x/
Verb
refer
x/
Verb
describe
x/
Verb
pretend
x/
Verb
denounce
x/
Verb
seek
/
Verb
expound
x/
Verb
forbid
x/
Verb
signify
/xx
Verb
prove
/
Verb
ought
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb
dare
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Verb
proffer
/x
Noun
predate
x/
Verb
denigrate
/xx
Verb
derive
x/
Verb
will
/
Noun
characterise
xxx/x
Verb
espouse
x/
Verb
equate
x/
Verb
compel
x/
Verb
avow
x/
Verb
bother
/x
Verb
should
/
Verb, Noun
prohibit
x/x
Verb
refuse
x/
Noun
vindicate
/xx
Verb
undermine
/xx
Verb
might
/
Noun
illustrate
/xx
Verb
supersede
xx/
Verb
overstate
/xx
Verb
exist
x/
Verb
allow
x/
Verb
bespeak
x/
Verb
explain
x/
Verb
certify
/xx
Verb
intention
x/x
Noun
solicit
x/x
Verb
undergird
/x/
Verb
restrict
x/
Verb
distinguish
x/x
Verb
boast
/
Noun
ascertain
xx/
Verb
assert
x/
Verb
negate
x/
Verb
posit
/x
Verb
understate
/xx
Verb
originate
x/xx
Verb
deign
/
Verb
aver
/x
Noun
govern
/x
Verb
characterize
/xxx
Verb
misunderstand
xxx/
Verb
emanate
/xx
Verb
expect
x/
Verb
merely
/x
Adverb
displace
x/
Verb
encumber
x/x
Verb
want
/
Verb
elucidate
x/xx
Verb
invalidate
x/xx
Verb
disprove
x/
Verb
surmise
x/
Noun
define
x/
Verb
tend
/
Verb
obviate
/xx
Verb
misinterpret
xx/x
Verb
assail
x/
Verb
assume
x/
Verb
think
/
Verb
postulate
/xx
Noun
premise
/x
Noun
feign
/
Verb
set up
//
Phrase, Verb, Adjective
import
x/
Noun
put forth
//
Phrase, Verb
project
/x
Noun
portend
x/
Verb
impersonate
x/xx
Verb
validly
/xx
Adverb
subject
x/
Verb
overrule
/xx
Verb
measure
/x
Verb
seas
/
Noun
theories
/x
Noun
argue
/x
Verb, Noun
cause
/
Noun, Verb
desideratum
xx/xx
Noun
essence
/x
Noun
foundation
x/x
Noun
goal
/
Noun, Verb
implication
xx/x
Noun
justification
xxx/x
Noun
motivation
xx/x
Noun
motive
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
object
/x
Noun, Verb
question
/x
Noun, Verb
rationale
xx/
Noun
reason
/x
Noun, Verb
say
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb
sense
/
Noun, Verb
significance
x/xx
Noun
tenor
/x
Noun, Adjective
thrust
/
Noun, Verb
truth
/
Noun, Verb
try
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
no
/
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
literally
/xxx
Adverb
sorta
/x
Adverb
anymore
xx/
Adverb
expression
x/x
Noun
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
tell
/
Verb, Noun
bulletproof
/xx
Adjective, Verb
collocation
xx/x
Noun
chunk
/
Noun, Verb
stonewall
/x
Name, Verb, Adjective
breakeven
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Verb, Noun, Adjective