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purpled

purpled is the simple past and past participle of purple.

Meaning of purple

Verb

purple (third-person singular simple present purples, present participle purpling, simple past and past participle purpled)

  1. (intransitive) To turn purple in colour.
    • [T]he Capri cliffs, the tops of which were still pink against the purpling sky.1966, James Workman, The Mad Emperor, Melbourne, Sydney: Scripts, page 143
  2. (transitive) To dye purple.
    • Year after year unto her feet, / She lying on her couch alone, / Across the purpled coverlet, / The maiden's jet-black hair has grown, […]1842, Alfred Tennyson, “The Day-Dream. The Sleeping Palace.”, in Poems. […], volume II, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 152
  3. (transitive) To clothe in purple.

See all 25 meanings of purple

Questions about purpled

What is purpled the simple past and past participle of?
Purpled is the simple past and past participle of purple.

Words near purpled in the dictionary

  1. purple-headed yogurt slinger
  2. purple-headed yogurt slingers
  3. purple-leaved plum
  4. purple-leaved plums
  5. purple-spotted
  6. purpled
  7. purpleheart
  8. purplehearts
  9. purpleleaf
  10. purplely
  11. Purpleman

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