purpurate

English

Etymology 1

From Latin purpura (“the color purple”) +‎ -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Adjective

purpurate (comparative more purpurate, superlative most purpurate)

  1. Of a purple colour.

Etymology 2

From purpuric acid +‎ -ate (“salt or ester”).

Noun

purpurate (plural purpurates)

  1. (chemistry) A salt of purpuric acid.

Latin

Adjective

purpurāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of purpurātus

Spanish

Verb

purpurate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of purpurar combined with te
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