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Definition of purported adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

purported

adjective
 
/pəˈpɔːtɪd/
 
/pərˈpɔːrtɪd/
[only before noun] (formal)
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  1. that has been stated to have happened or to be true, when this might not be the case
    • the scene of the purported crime
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