"empurple" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-us-empurple.ogg [US] Forms: empurples [present, singular, third-person], empurpling [participle, present], empurpled [participle, past], empurpled [past]
Etymology: em- + purple Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|en|purple|alt1=em}} em- + purple Head templates: {{en-verb}} empurple (third-person singular simple present empurples, present participle empurpling, simple past and past participle empurpled)
  1. To make purple.
    Sense id: en-empurple-en-verb-HtibnwOI Categories (other): English terms prefixed with en- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with en-: 19 37 44
  2. To enrage or anger, referring to making the face purple or red with blood.
    Sense id: en-empurple-en-verb-LWi4kutI Categories (other): English terms prefixed with en- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with en-: 19 37 44
  3. Of writing, to make overly flowery or showy; to embellish unduly.
    Sense id: en-empurple-en-verb-C-bZF-1E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with en- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 27 66 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with en-: 19 37 44
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: purple prose

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