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purpurizing

purpurizing is the present participle and gerund of purpurize.

Meaning of purpurize

Verb

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

  1. (archaic, transitive) To make (something) purple-coloured.
    Synonyms:
    purple

Questions about purpurizing

What is purpurizing the present participle and gerund of?
Purpurizing is the present participle and gerund of purpurize.

Words near purpurizing in the dictionary

  1. purpuriparous
  2. purpurite
  3. purpurize
  4. purpurized
  5. purpurizes
  6. purpurizing
  7. purpurogallin
  8. purpurogenous
  9. purpuromycin
  10. purpurous
  11. purpuroxanthin

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