verb. to claim, often falsely
"Georgia left the Union and joined the Confederate States of America in 1861, and released a statement devoted to the purported right of white people to own black people."
"Real scientists and medical professionals have been unambiguous on this -- the purported danger of childhood vaccines are lies."
"This JFK book is a novel and does not purport to solve any mysteries surrounding the killing of JFK."
Did countries purport land during the revolutionary war?
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