purport (v.) Copy link Outline 1. signĭfĭco, 1 (to indicate, signify)2. vŏlo, 3, irr. with dat. of refl. pron.3. vălĕo, 2 (to have a certain force or meaning)4. specto, 1, foll. by ad (to look or point in a certain direction) • purport (v.): 1. signĭfĭco, 1 (to indicate, signify): cf. Ov. Met. 15, 576, quid sibi significent trepidantia consulit exta (seeks to ascertain what they p.). 2. vŏlo, 3, irr. with dat. of refl. pron.: v. to mean. 3. vălĕo, 2 (to have a certain force or meaning): they do not see what this word p.s, hoc verbum quid valeat, noti vident, Cic. Off. 3, 9, 39. 4. specto, 1, foll. by ad (to look or point in a certain direction): that the matter p.'d sedition, rem ad seditionem spectare, Liv. 25, 3.