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raised to the purple

raised to the purple is the simple past and past participle of raise to the purple.

Meaning of raise to the purple

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.

Questions about raised to the purple

What is raised to the purple the simple past and past participle of?
Raised to the purple is the simple past and past participle of raise to the purple.

Words near raised to the purple in the dictionary

  1. raised the roof
  2. raised the specter
  3. raised the spectre
  4. raised the stakes
  5. raised to the ermine
  6. raised to the purple
  7. raised unshirted hell
  8. raised up
  9. raisedness
  10. raisedst
  11. Raisen

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