Antonyms for purported

Grammar : Verb

Spell : per-pawr-tid, -pohr-

Phonetic Transcription : pərˈpɔr tɪd, -ˈpoʊr-

Definition of purported

Origin : early 15c., from Anglo-French purport (late 13c.), Old French porport "contents, tenor," back-formation from purporter "to contain, convey, carry," from pur- (from Latin pro- "forth;" see pur-) + Old French porter "to carry," from Latin portare "to carry" (see port (n.1)).

verb assert, mean

Example sentences :

The note, written in pencil, purported to be from Joseph Jenkins.
Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood

It purported to be given only a few days after the trial had taken place.
Extract from : « Notes and Queries, Number 191, June 25, 1853 » by Various

But this present case was, or purported to be, a case of a second recapture.
Extract from : « Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period » by Various

There now took place what purported to be a grand reconciliation.
Extract from : « Richard III » by Jacob Abbott

It bore the London post-mark, and purported to be from Harriet.
Extract from : « Johnny Ludlow. First Series » by Mrs. Henry Wood

The man made what purported to be a confession to Mr. Newman.
Extract from : « A Book of Remarkable Criminals » by H. B. Irving

The purported interview he published was wonderful concoction!
Extract from : « The Fiction Factory » by John Milton Edwards

It purported to be an inflammatory address by Bishop West of Juab.
Extract from : « Wilford Woodruff » by Matthias F. Cowley

It time they so identified with their purported quarry – that they held their own kind in contempt.
Extract from : « After the Rain » by Sam Vaknin

It purported to show how loyal were the Alsatians to the German Fatherland.
Extract from : « Eastern Nights - and Flights » by Alan Bott

Synonyms for purported

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