- intent, purport, spirit - the intended meaning of a communication
--1 is a kind of meaning, significance, signification, import
Derived form: verb purport2 - drift, purport - general meaning or tenor; "caught the drift of the conversation"
--2 is a kind of tenor, strain
- purport - have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming; "The letter purports to express people's opinion"
--1 is one way to claim
Sample sentence:
They purport to move
- aim, purpose, purport, propose - propose or intend; "I aim to arrive at noon"
--2 is one way to intend, mean, think
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun purport1
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
- aim, purpose, purport, propose - propose or intend; "I aim to arrive at noon"