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If you look at the purported dangers of salt or fat, there is no consensus of support in scientific literature. So I would ask first: 'Is it possible to have an informed government that actually follows the science?' From what I've seen, it's not likely.
Tim Ferriss

Meaning of "purported" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PURPORTED

purported  [pɜːˈpɔːtɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PURPORTED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Purported is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PURPORTED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of purported in the English dictionary

The definition of purported in the dictionary is alleged; supposed; rumoured.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PURPORTED


assorted
əˈsɔːtɪd
contorted
kənˈtɔːtɪd
converted
kənˈvɜːtɪd
distorted
dɪsˈtɔːtɪd
distributed
dɪˈstrɪbjuːtɪd
heated
ˈhiːtɪd
imported
ɪmˈpɔːtɪd
inserted
ɪnˈsɜːtɪd
repeated
rɪˈpiːtɪd
sorted
ˈsɔːtɪd
suited
ˈsuːtɪd
thoughted
ˈθɔːtɪd
unaborted
ˌʌnəˈbɔːtɪd
undistorted
ˌʌndɪˈstɔːtɪd
unescorted
ˌʌnɪsˈkɔːtɪd
unreported
ˌʌnrɪˈpɔːtɪd
unsorted
ʌnˈsɔːtɪd
unsupported
ˌʌnsəˈpɔːtɪd
warted
ˈwɔːtɪd
well-assorted
ˌwɛləˈsɔːtɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PURPORTED

purple-fringed orchid
purple-fringed orchis
purpleness
purplish
purply
purport
purportedly
purportless
purpose
purpose-built
purposeful
purposefully
purposefulness
purposeless
purposelessly
purposelessness
purposely
purposive
purposively
purposiveness

WORDS THAT END LIKE PURPORTED

brokenhearted
concerted
departed
deserted
downhearted
half-hearted
ill-assorted
ill-sorted
introverted
kind-hearted
light-hearted
not for the faint-hearted
open-hearted
parted
perverted
skirted
softhearted
uncharted
uncomforted
well-supported

Synonyms and antonyms of purported in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PURPORTED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «purported» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of purported

Translation of «purported» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PURPORTED

Find out the translation of purported to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of purported from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «purported» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

所谓
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

supuesta
570 millions of speakers

English

purported
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कथित
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المزعوم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

предполагаемый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

suposta
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অতিরঞ্জিত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

prétendue
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dikatakan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

angebliche
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

主張された
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

의도적 인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngandhakake
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

có mục đích
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அபாயகரமான விளைவுகளை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कथित
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sözde
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

presunta
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rzekome
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

передбачуваний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pretinsă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υποτιθέμενη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

beweerde
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

påstådda
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

påstått
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of purported

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PURPORTED»

The term «purported» is quite widely used and occupies the 34.600 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PURPORTED» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «purported» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «purported» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about purported

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3 QUOTES WITH «PURPORTED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word purported.
1
Mo Brooks
I never would've thought in Homeland Security that you would see someone saying that we needed to have hearings on radicalization of Christianity because it's a purported threat to America as much as radicalization of Islam.
2
Tim Ferriss
If you look at the purported dangers of salt or fat, there is no consensus of support in scientific literature. So I would ask first: 'Is it possible to have an informed government that actually follows the science?' From what I've seen, it's not likely.
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John Roberts
President Ronald Reagan used to speak of the Soviet constitution, and he noted that it purported to grant wonderful rights of all sorts to people. But those rights were empty promises, because that system did not have an independent judiciary to uphold the rule of law and enforce those rights.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PURPORTED»

Discover the use of purported in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to purported and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Legal Environment of Business: Text and Cases -- ...
If the representation, either by the purported partner or by a person with the purported partner's consent, is made in a public manner, the purported partner is liable to a person who relies upon the purported partnership even if the purported  ...
Frank Cross, Roger Miller, 2008
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Business Law, Alternate Edition
Purported. Partner. (a) If a person, by words or conduct, purports to be a partner, or consents to being represented by another as a partner, in a partnership or with one or more persons not partners, the purported partner is liable to a person to ...
Gaylord Jentz, Roger Miller, Frank Cross, 2008
3
Business Law 15 edition:
Understand the risks of being a purported partner and avoid being a purported partner. Purported. Partners. Two persons may not be partners, yet in the eyes of a third person they may appear to be partners. If the third person deals with one of ...
Jane Mallor, A. James Barnes , L. Thomas Bowers, 2012
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Florida Legal Secretary
A “purported partner” will be liable to another person if s/he, either by words or conduct, purports to be a partner, or consents to being represented by another as a partner, in a partnership, or with one or more persons who are not a partner.
Kathleen J. Hill, Thomas W. Overton, 1999
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Code of Federal Regulations
... individual) made in contemplation of such individual's marriage (or purported marriage) to such officer shall be considered to be revoked by such officer as of such date of death if the marriage (or purported marriage)—not having taken place ...
‎2008
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The Delaware Law of Corporations & Business Organizations ...
Liability of Purported Partner (a) If a person, by words or conduct, purports to be a partner, or consents to being represented by another as a partner, in a partnership or with one or more persons not partners, the purported partner is liable to a ...
Balotti, R. Franklin Balotti, Jesse A. Finkelstein, 2010
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The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
However, such purported marriage shall not be deemed a valid marriage where: (i) At the time the applicant files the application another person is or has been entitled to benefits as a wife, husband, widow, or widower based on the earnings  ...
‎1969
8
Reports of Tax Courts: January 1, 2012 to June 30, 2012
records and providing information to its purported partners that the Court has jurisdiction to decide in the partnership/ entity-level proceeding. See sec. 301.6231(a)(3)—1(a)(4), Proced. & Admin. Regs. Held, further, sec. 301.6231(a)( 3)-1(a)(4), ...
Tax Court (U S ), 2013
9
Revelation: From Metaphor to Analogy
We may say that if there occurs an exception to a purported law of nature, the purported law can be no law. If the purported law says 'all As are 5' and there is an A which is not B, then 'all As are B' is no law. The trouble with saying that is that ...
Richard Swinburne, 1992
10
Corporations Law in Australia
In the NSW Court of Appeal, Gleeson CJ held that "the concept of having dealings with a company must embrace, subject to the qualifications contained in the legislation, purported dealings".47 That is, s 128 can apply to dealings between a ...
Roman Tomasic, Stephen Bottomley, Rob McQueen, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PURPORTED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term purported is used in the context of the following news items.
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Counsellor films confession of purported teen sex worker
A video featuring an interview with a purported Sudbury teenager and former sex worker is grabbing a lot of attention on Facebook this week. In the five-minute ... «NorthernLife.ca, Jul 15»
2
Moto G, Moto X: Purported Images Of Third Generation Devices …
For fans of Google's most famous device, the Moto G -- now in its third generation under Lenovo Group Ltd. -- there are fresh leaks of images that are purportedly ... «International Business Times, Jul 15»
3
'Purported' Tribal Chairman's Pot Farm Raided; 12000 Plants Pulled
ALTURAS, Calif. (CN) - The "purported" chairman of a five-member tribe in Northern California turned a tribal hall into an enormous illegal marijuana-processing ... «Courthouse News Service, Jul 15»
4
Purported 2016 Toyota Prius Specs, Photos Leak Out
“TOYOTA fourth-generation Prius Exposure! Hybrid, PHV Two Kinds of Style for the Choosing,” reads the Google Chrome–translated headline from AutoNet, ... «Car and Driver, Jul 15»
5
Authorities Investigating Website, Purported Manifesto Connected to …
Authorities are investigating a website that contained a purported manifesto that they believe to be connected to Dylann Roof, the alleged gunman accusing of ... «ABC News, Jun 15»
6
Purported Saudi Documents Published by WikiLeaks Show …
DUBAI—Saudi Arabia tried to stoke unrest in Iran and undermine its interests in the region, according to a trove of documents purportedly obtained from the ... «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»
7
Purported Manifesto of Alleged Charleston Gunman Discovered …
UPDATE 3:22 p.m. ET: (TheBlaze/AP) — A federal law enforcement official said the FBI is looking into the website that appears to have photos of Charleston ... «TheBlaze.com, Jun 15»
8
Purported witness: Holloway buried underneath hotel
CNN's Martin Savidge has part three of his series on a possible new lead in the Natalee Holloway investigation with an alleged witness who claims Holloway is ... «CNN, May 15»
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Purported Howard Hughes party pad for sale in Beverly Hills at …
A Midcentury Modern-style home long associated with filmmaker and aerospace tycoon Howard Hughes is for sale in Beverly Hills at $11.5 million. «Los Angeles Times, May 15»
10
Purported ISIS warning claims terror cells in place in 15 states
A grim online warning from a self-described American jihadist said Sunday's terror attack in Texas was the work of ISIS and that the terrorist group has scores of ... «Fox News, May 15»

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