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to empurple

to empurple

9.9
To make something purple
  • verb
  • /ɪmˈpɜrpl/
  • Archaic
translation icon : púrpura
  • The flowers in the garden started to empurple as they bloomed, adding a rich hue to the landscape.

Examples

  • The artist used a special pigment to empurple the canvas, creating a vibrant sunset scene.

  • My hands were soon empurpled with blood.

    Watch Out (2008)

  • As the sun set, the sky began to empurple, filling the horizon with deep shades of violet.

Synonyms

to purple
vsto empurple
2 6.8

To change to a color between red and blue

is the same meaning but uses a different form
to purpling
vsto empurple
4.5

To become purple or cause something to turn purple

is the same meaning but uses a different grammatical form

Antonyms

bleach
2 2.7

The act of making something lighter in color, often with chemicals

to decolorize
  • US
7.0

To take the color out of something like fabric or a photograph

How Purple

to empurple
  • Archaic
9.9
to dye
37 2.2
to stain
113 3.2
to tint
24 3.6
to tinge
1 4.8

Surface Forms

empurple infinitive
empurpled past
empurpled past participle
empurpling present participle
empurples third person singular

Morphology

empurple = purple (transparent) = em + purple

A productive causative formation: the prefix 'em-' (make/cause) attached to the adjective 'purple' yields 'to make purple', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Empurple comes from the prefix em- meaning 'in' or 'to make' plus the colour word purple, so it literally means 'to make purple' or 'to become purple'.