| purple | (adjective) of a color intermediate between red and blue | Synonyms: purplish, violet |
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| (adjective) belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler | Synonyms: imperial, majestic, regal, royal |
| (adjective) excessively elaborate or showily expressed | Synonyms: empurpled, over-embellished |
| (noun) (Roman Catholic Church) official dress of a cardinal; so named after the Tyrial purple color of the robes | Synonyms: the purple |
| (noun) a color between red and blue | Synonyms: purpleness |
| (noun) (in ancient Rome) position of imperial status | Synonyms: the purple |
| (verb) color purple | Synonyms: empurple, purpurate |
| (verb) become purple | - |
| purpleness | (noun) a color between red and blue | Synonyms: purple |
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| purplish | (adjective) of a color intermediate between red and blue | Synonyms: purple, violet |
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| purport | (noun) the pervading meaning or tenor | Synonyms: drift |
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| (noun) the intended meaning of a communication | Synonyms: intent, spirit |
| (verb) propose or intend | Synonyms: aim, propose, purpose |
| (verb) have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming | - |
| purportedly | (adverb) believed or reputed to be the case | Synonyms: supposedly |
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| purpose | (noun) what something is used for | Synonyms: function, role, use |
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| (noun) the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose | Synonyms: determination |
| (noun) an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions | Synonyms: aim, design, intent, intention |
| (verb) reach a decision | Synonyms: resolve |
| (verb) propose or intend | Synonyms: aim, propose, purport |
| purposeful | (adjective) serving as or indicating the existence of a purpose or goal | - |
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| (adjective) having meaning through having an aim | - |
| purposefully | (adverb) in a purposeful manner | - |
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| purposefulness | (noun) the quality of having a definite purpose | Synonyms: sense of purpose |
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| purposeless | (adjective) not evidencing any purpose or goal | - |
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| (adjective) serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being | Synonyms: otiose, pointless, senseless, superfluous, wasted |
| purposelessly | (adverb) without a clear purpose | - |
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| purposelessness | (noun) the quality of lacking any definite purpose | Synonyms: aimlessness |
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| purposely | (adverb) with intention; in an intentional manner | Synonyms: advisedly, by choice, by design, deliberately, designedly, intentionally, on purpose |
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| purposive | (adjective) having or showing or acting with a purpose or design | - |
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| (adjective) having a purpose | Synonyms: goal-directed |
| purpura | (noun) any of several blood diseases causing subcutaneous bleeding | Synonyms: peliosis |
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| purpurate | (verb) color purple | Synonyms: empurple, purple |
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