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rise to the purple

rise to the purple noun: an elevation to a very high rank, especially a royal one.

Noun

rise to the purple

  1. (figuratively, idiomatic) An elevation to a very high rank, especially a royal one.

Verb

rise to the purple (third-person singular simple present rises to the purple, present participle rising to the purple, simple past rose to the purple, past participle risen to the purple)

  1. Synonym of raise to the purple.

Synonyms of rise to the purple

Forms of rise to the purple

third-person singular presentrises to the purple
present participlerising to the purple
pastrose to the purple
past participlerisen to the purple

Questions about rise to the purple

What does rise to the purple mean?
Rise to the purple means an elevation to a very high rank, especially a royal one.
What part of speech is rise to the purple?
Rise to the purple can be a noun or a verb.

Words near rise to the purple in the dictionary

  1. rise time
  2. rise times
  3. rise to the bait
  4. rise to the challenge
  5. rise to the occasion
  6. rise to the purple
  7. rise up
  8. rise with the lark
  9. rise with the sun
  10. rise-wood
  11. riseable

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