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Word of the Week: Purport
The word of the week is: Purport
Pronunciation: [per-pohrt]
verb
-to present, especially deliberately, the appearance of being; profess or claim; often falsely
(a document purporting to be official)
-to convey to the mind as the meaning or thing intended; express or imply
noun
-the meaning, import or sense (the main purport of your letter)
-purpose; intention; object (the main purport of their visit to France)
Thoughts on this word
I read a quote from Cheryl Hughes that said “the truly scary thing about undiscovered lies is that they have a great capacity to diminish us than exposed ones. They erode our strength, our self-esteem, our very foundation.” Sometimes we are unhappy Read the rest of this entry