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raising to the purple

raising to the purple is the present 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 raising to the purple

What is raising to the purple the present participle of?
Raising to the purple is the present participle of raise to the purple.

Words near raising to the purple in the dictionary

  1. raising the roof
  2. raising the specter
  3. raising the spectre
  4. raising the stakes
  5. raising to the ermine
  6. raising to the purple
  7. raising unshirted hell
  8. raising up
  9. raisings
  10. raisining
  11. raisinish

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