\Em*pur"ple\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Empurpled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Empurpling}.] [Pref. em- + purple. Cf. {Impurple}.] To tinge or dye of a purple color; to color with purple; to impurple. ``The deep empurpled ran.'' --Philips.