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Home/USA Today Rootonym/To present deliberately the appearance of fact; to express, imply, profess or claim (verb)
To present deliberately the appearance of fact; to express, imply, profess or claim (verb)
Looking for the answer to the USA Today Rootonym clue “To present deliberately the appearance of fact; to express, imply, profess or claim (verb)”? The solution is PURPORT, a 7-letter word built on the root PORT (“carry, bear, bring”). It appeared in the October 15, 2026 (Thursday) USA Today Rootonym. See the full puzzle for that day's other words.
Answer
PURPORT
***PORTPORTmeans “carry, bear, bring”
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In a sentence
The document does PURPORT to be from a lawyer, but Joan needs to verify its authenticity.
About this clue
The Rootonym clue “To present deliberately the appearance of fact; to express, imply, profess or claim (verb)” has the answer PURPORT (7 letters), built on the root PORT, which means “carry, bear, bring”. Browse the full October 15, 2026 Rootonym puzzle for the other three words, or see all Rootonym answers.
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