Definition of "empurpled" in Englisch

verb

1. simple past and past participle of empurple

adjective

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." http://www.slate.com/id/2111506

2. (of a text) over-embellished or flowery