verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: emˈpurpled or emˈpurpling
to make or become purple
empurple in American English
(emˈpɜːrpəl)
transitive verb or intransitive verbWord forms: -pled, -pling
1.
to color or become purple or purplish
2.
to darken or redden; flush
Word origin
[1580–90; em-1 + purple]This word is first recorded in the period 1580–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: category, cockpit, critical, filibuster, mandarin