Supposed, or assumed to be. / Normally assumed to be. / Said by some people to be real or true or to have happened, although this may not be so

simple past tense and past participle of purport

present participle of purport

import, intention or purpose / (obsolete) disguise; covering

To convey, imply, or profess (often falsely or inaccurately). / (construed with to) To intend.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of purport

(rare, nonstandard) Something purported; a claim.

Misspelling of proportion.

supposedly, putatively, or reputedly