Both Uses of
purport
in
Frankenstein - 1831 version
- I should not have understood the purport of this book had not Felix, in reading it, given very minute explanations.
p. 122.1 *purport = meaning or significance
- Yet such must be the impression conveyed to you by what appears to be the purport of my actions.
p. 223.3purport = purpose
Definitions:
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(1)
(purport as in: Her ex-husband purports that...) to claim -- (often said of something that is not easy to believe or is not true)
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(2)
(purport as in: The purport of the letter was...) the general meaning, purpose, intent, or significance of something