- putative, purported, reputed, supposed - commonly put forth or accepted as true on inconclusive grounds; "the foundling's putative father"; "the reputed (or purported) author of the book"; "the supposed date of birth"
Antonym: unacknowledged (indirect, via acknowledged)
- 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"