The difference between Import and Purport
When used as nouns, import means something brought in from an exterior source, especially for sale or trade, whereas purport means import, intention or purpose.
When used as verbs, import means to bring (something) in from a foreign country, especially for sale or trade, whereas purport means to convey, imply, or profess outwardly (often falsely).
check bellow for the other definitions of Import and Purport
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Import as a noun (countable):
Something brought in from an exterior source, especially for sale or trade.
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Import as a noun (uncountable):
The practice of importing.
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Import as a noun (uncountable):
Significance, importance.
Examples:
"It was a matter of great import."
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Import as a verb (transitive):
To bring (something) in from a foreign country, especially for sale or trade.
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Import as a verb (transitive):
To load a file into a software application from another version or system.
Examples:
"How can I import files from older versions of this application?"
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Import as a verb (intransitive):
To be important; to be significant; to be of consequence.
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Import as a verb (transitive):
To be of importance to (someone or something).
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Import as a verb (transitive):
To be incumbent on (someone to do something).
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Import as a verb (transitive):
To be important or crucial to (that something happen).
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Import as a verb (transitive):
To mean, signify.
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Import as a verb (transitive, archaic):
To express, to imply.
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Purport as a verb:
To convey, imply, or profess outwardly (often falsely).
Examples:
"He purports himself to be an international man of affairs."
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Purport as a verb (construed with '''to'''):
To intend.
Examples:
"He purported to become an international man of affairs."
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Purport as a noun:
import, intention or purpose
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Purport as a noun (obsolete):
disguise; covering