Lewis & Short

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purpŭrasco, ĕre, v. inch. n. [purpuro], to grow purple, become of a purple color: unda cum est pulsa remis, purpurascit, Cic. ap. Non. 162, 31 (Ac. Fragm. 2, 7 B. and K.).