To color or dye something purple; to make purple.
From 'be-' plus 'purple,' from Old English 'purpel' via Latin 'purpura.' Means to coat with or turn purple in color.
Medieval dyers 'bepurpled' fabrics using expensive dyes from murex shells—the word carries the luxury and prestige of making something truly purple in a time when the color was worth its weight in gold.
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