Word: empurple
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: em
pur
ple
Definition: Of writing, to make overly flowery or showy; to embellish unduly.
Morphemes:
Affix: en-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: an intensifier; a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies
Etymology Compounds: Affix: in-
Language: la
Decoded: in-
Meaning: in, into
Affix: purple
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Extravagantly ornate, like purple prose.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: purpura
Language: la
Decoded: purpura
Meaning: purple dye, shellfish