take the purple

verb

To ascend to the rank of an emperor.

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Meanings

verbtake the purple (third-person singular simple present takes the purple, present participle taking the purple, simple past took the purple, past participle taken the purple)

present singular third person takes the purple · participle present taking the purple · past took the purple · participle past taken the purple

  1. Roman EmpirehistoricalTo ascend to the rank of an emperor.
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APA

take the purple. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20the%20purple

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take the purple,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20the%20purple.

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