purport
I
verb
allege, allude, claim, connote, convey, declare, declare with positiveness, denote, express, imply, indicare, indicate, infer, insinuate, intend, intimate, mean, pose as, pretend, profess, represent, say, show, significare, signify, state, suggest
II
index
amount (result), bespeak, connotation, consequence (significance), content (meaning), context, cornerstone, design (intent), gist (substance), import, intent, main point, materiality (consequence), meaning, point (purpose), pretend, signification, signify (denote), spirit, substance (essential nature), tenor, value
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006