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What does proport mean?

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According to Oxford Languages, to proport means to appear or claim to be or do something, especially falsely; profess, Or the meaning or substance of something, typically a document or speech.

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Purport can mean two different things depending on whether it is used as a verb or a noun. When used as a verb it means to pretend. For example, to act as if one knows something, but they don’t. When used as a noun, it can move used as a synonym for the “substance” or “subject” of something.

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