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empurple

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
em-pur-ple
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make purple.

verb

To enrage or anger, referring to making the face purple or red with blood.

verb

Of writing, to make overly flowery or showy; to embellish unduly.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English em- English purple English empurple From em- + purple.

Inflected Forms

empurples (present, singular) empurpling (participle, present) empurpled (participle, past) empurpled (past)

Phrases

purple prose

Frequently Paired Words

purple prose

Synonyms

purple purpurate

Questions

What does empurple mean?
To make purple.
Where does empurple come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English em- English purple English empurple From em- + purple.

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