purpurize

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verb

To make (something) purple-coloured.

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purple
OriginLatin purpura →
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Meanings

verbpurpurize (third-person singular simple present purpurizes, present participle purpurizing, simple past and past participle purpurized)

present singular third person purpurizes · participle present purpurizing · participle past purpurized · past purpurized

  1. archaictransitiveTo make (something) purple-coloured.

    Synonyms: purple

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo make (something) purple-coloured.

Similar
purple

Origin

  1. Latinpurpura
  2. Englishpurpurize

From Latin purpura + -ize. Equivalent to purpure + -ize.

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APA

purpurize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purpurize

MLA

“purpurize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purpurize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “purpurize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purpurize.

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