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took the purple

took the purple is the simple past of take the purple.

Meaning of take the purple

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.

Questions about took the purple

What is took the purple the simple past of?
Took the purple is the simple past of take the purple.

Words near took the purple in the dictionary

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

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