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raise to the purple

raise to the purple verb: to become a cardinal.

Verb

raise to the purple (third-person singular simple present raises to the purple, present participle raising to the purple, simple past and past participle raised to the purple)

  1. (figuratively, idiomatic) To become a cardinal.
  2. (figuratively, idiomatic) To become a monarch.

Forms of raise to the purple

third-person singular presentraises to the purple
present participleraising to the purple
past participleraised to the purple
pastraised to the purple

Questions about raise to the purple

What does raise to the purple mean?
Raise to the purple means to become a cardinal.
What part of speech is raise to the purple?
Raise to the purple is a verb.
What is the past tense of raise to the purple?
The past tense of raise to the purple is raised to the purple.

Words near raise to the purple in the dictionary

  1. raise the spectre
  2. raise the stakes
  3. raise the white flag
  4. raise the wind
  5. raise to the ermine
  6. raise to the purple
  7. raise unshirted hell
  8. raise up
  9. raiseable
  10. raised
  11. raised a finger

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