purpurate

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adjective

Of a purple colour.

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purpleempurple
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Meanings

purpurate1

adjectivepurpurate (comparative more purpurate, superlative most purpurate)

comparative more purpurate · superlative most purpurate

  1. Of a purple colour.

purpurate2

nounpurpurate (plural purpurates)

plural purpurates

  1. chemistryA salt of purpuric acid.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbcolor purple

Similar
purpleempurple
Broader
colorcolorizecolorise
Also see
empurplepurplepurpureal

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

purpurate · adjective

From Latin purpura (“the color purple”) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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purpurate · noun

From purpuric acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

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Cite this entry
APA

purpurate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purpurate

MLA

“purpurate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purpurate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “purpurate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purpurate.

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