Purported
//pəɹˈpɔɹ.tɪd// adj, verb
adj, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of purport form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 Supposed, or assumed to be.
"In an era when political leaders promise deliverance from decline through America’s purported preeminence in scientific research, the news that science is in deep trouble in the United States has been as unwelcome as a diagnosis of leukemia following the loss of health insurance."
- 2 Normally assumed to be.
- 3 Said or claimed by some individuals to be real or true or to have happened, although this may not be the case.
Example
More examples"Especially over the last 20 years, the purported link between progressive welfare policies and economic failure in the Northern European countries seems to point to the difficulty of sustaining both full social welfare and international competitivity."
Etymology
From purport + -ed.
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