Jun. 20th, 2008 - Empurple
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1word1dayem·pur·ple [em-pur-puhl]
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -pled, -pling.
1. to color or become purple or purplish.
2. to darken or redden; flush.
[Origin: 1580–90; em-1 + purple]
empurple. Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/empurple (accessed: June 20, 2008).
Example:
Thursday's poster has been having fun with the font colors. Sometimes the font is green, sometimes blue, and yesterday it was purple. One person voiced objection about yesterday's empurpled post; me, I found it easy on the eyes.
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -pled, -pling.
1. to color or become purple or purplish.
2. to darken or redden; flush.
[Origin: 1580–90; em-1 + purple]
empurple. Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/empurple (accessed: June 20, 2008).
Example:
Thursday's poster has been having fun with the font colors. Sometimes the font is green, sometimes blue, and yesterday it was purple. One person voiced objection about yesterday's empurpled post; me, I found it easy on the eyes.
M-purpled & B-friended
Date: 2008-06-21 08:58 am (UTC)I thought the objection was just a satirical reaction based on that
day's word being Captious & thought the tags WERE the etymology, but
I'm glad to have discovered the online etymology site & will add its entry
Have a great weekend Grizzly :-)