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purported

UK
/pəˈpɔːtɪd/
US
/pərˈpɔrtɪd/

Translations

purportedadjective
UK
/pəˈpɔːtɪd/
US
/pərˈpɔrtɪd/
The purported benefits of the new policy were widely discussed.
Предполагаемые преимущества новой политики широко обсуждались.
The purported expert was actually a fraud.
Мнимый эксперт на самом деле оказался мошенником.
Synonyms
supposed
reputed
ostensible
professed
claimed
alleged
purportedpast participle
UK
/pəˈpɔːtɪd/
US
/pərˈpɔrtɪd/
Purported is the past participle of the verb 'purport' used adjectivally.
purportverb

purported

Past Simple

purported
Past Simple
purported
Past Participle
purporting
Gerund
UK
/pəˈpɔːt/
US
/pərˈpɔrt/
The document purports to be an official statement.
Документ утверждает, что является официальным заявлением.
He purports to have a degree in engineering.
Он претендует на то, что у него есть степень в инженерии.
Additional translations
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Synonyms
allege
pretend
profess
assert
claim

Definitions

purportedadjective
Claimed or alleged to be something, often falsely or without proof.
The purported benefits of the new diet have not been scientifically proven.
purportedpast participle
Alleged or claimed to be the case, often without proof or contrary to fact.
The purported heir to the throne appeared in public for the first time.
purportverb
To claim or profess, often falsely, to be or do something.
The document purports to be an official report, but its authenticity is questionable.
To have the intention of conveying or to signify; to mean.
The memorandum purports to establish an agreement between the parties.
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