purpurize

English

Etymology

From Latin purpura + -ize.[1] Equivalent to purpure +‎ -ize.

Verb

purpurize (third-person singular simple present purpurizes, present participle purpurizing, simple past and past participle purpurized)

  1. (transitive, archaic) To make (something) purple-coloured.
    Synonym: purple

References
  1. “purpurize, v.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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