English

Verb

empurpled

1. simple past tense and past participle of empurple

Adjective

empurpled ‎(comparative more empurpled, superlative most empurpled)

1. made purple, especially having a purple complexion because of rage etc.
   • 2004. "Intended as ironic, this remark empurpled the anti-anti-Communists who predominated on the intellectual left." —Christopher Hitchens. "Susan Sontag: Remembering an intellectual heroine."
2. (of a text) over-embellished or flowery

See also

• purple prose