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raises to the purple

raises to the purple is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 raises to the purple

What is raises to the purple the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Raises to the purple is the third-person singular simple present indicative of raise to the purple.

Words near raises to the purple in the dictionary

  1. raises the roof
  2. raises the specter
  3. raises the spectre
  4. raises the stakes
  5. raises to the ermine
  6. raises to the purple
  7. raises unshirted hell
  8. raises up
  9. raisest
  10. raiseth
  11. Raisi

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