purported

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US/pəɹˈpɔɹ.tɪd/US/pəɹˈpoʊɹ.tɪd/

adjective

Supposed, or assumed to be.

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Meanings

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.

    2012 January 28, Philip E. Mirowski, “Harms to Health from the Pursuit of Profits”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, archived from the original on 04 Apr 2012, page 87
  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.
verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of purport

Origin

From purport + -ed.

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Translations

French supposé, putatif
  • supposéSupposed
  • putatifSupposed
German angeblich
  • angeblichSupposed
Portuguese suposto, pretenso
  • supostoSupposed
  • pretensoSupposed
Russian предполагаемый, предположительный
  • предполагаемый (predpolagajemyj)Supposed
  • предположительный (predpoložitelʹnyj)Supposed
Spanish supuesto, presunto
  • supuestoSupposed
  • presuntoSupposed
Swedish påstådd
  • påståddSupposed
Turkish gibi görünmek
  • gibi görünmekSupposed

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

prorupted
Cite this entry
APA

purported. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purported

MLA

“purported.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purported. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “purported,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purported.

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