Hyphenation of purport

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word purport? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

pur-port

Definitions of purport:

1.	The intended meaning of a communication
2.	The pervading meaning or tenor Caught the general drift of the conversation
3.	Have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming The letter purports to express people's opinion
4.	Propose or intend I aim to arrive at noon

Synonyms of purport:

noun	intent, spirit, meaning, significance, signification, import
noun	drift, tenor, strain
verb	claim
verb	aim, purpose, propose, intend, mean, think

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.