Impurpling

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Impurple \Im*pur"ple\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impurpled}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Impurpling}.] [Pref. im- in + purple. Cf.
     {Empurple}.]
     To color or tinge with purple; to make red or reddish; to
     purple; as, a field impurpled with blood.
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           Impurpled with celestial roses, smiled.  --Milton.
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           The silken fleece impurpled for the loom. --Pope.
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