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take the purple

take the purple verb: to ascend to the rank of an emperor.

Verb

take the purple (third-person singular simple present takes the purple, present participle taking the purple, simple past took the purple, past participle taken the purple)

  1. (Roman-Empire, historical) To ascend to the rank of an emperor.

Forms of take the purple

third-person singular presenttakes the purple
present participletaking the purple
pasttook the purple
past participletaken the purple

Questions about take the purple

What does take the purple mean?
Take the purple means to ascend to the rank of an emperor.
What part of speech is take the purple?
Take the purple is a verb.
What is the past tense of take the purple?
The past tense of take the purple is took the purple.

Words near take the purple in the dictionary

  1. take the piss
  2. take the place of
  3. take the pledge
  4. take the plunge
  5. take the point
  6. take the purple
  7. take the rap
  8. take the red eye
  9. take the red pill
  10. take the register
  11. take the reins

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