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Meaning
Adj
●
Supposed, or
assumed
to be.
●
Normally
assumed
to be.
●
Said by
some people
to be
real
or
true
or to have
happened
, although this may not be so
Verb
●
simple past
and
past participle
of purport
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Origin
purported
English
-ed
English
-od
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
purport
English
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Reputed
Presumed
Claimed
Professed
Supposed
Rumored
Believed
Assumed
Intended
Putative
Attempted
Meant
Expected
Suspected
Postulated
Posited
Promised
Thought
Theorized
Claims
Hypothesized
Revealed
Asserted
Deemed
Implied
Projected
Suggested
Endeavored
Hoped
Ostensible
Anticipated
Wished
Sought
Allowed
Tried
Hypothesised
Speculated
Obligated
Suppose
Permitted
Pledged
Continued
Argued
Proved
Obliged
Proposed
Apparent
Reported
Acknowledged
Tends
Seeks
Refused
Bound
Designed
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