take the purple

English

Verb

take the purple (third-person singular simple present takes the purple, present participle taking the purple, simple past took the purple, past participle taken the purple)

1. (historical, Roman Empire) To ascend to the rank of an emperor.

Related terms

• born in the purple
• born to the purple
• raise to the purple
• rise to the purple
• the purple (imperial power, sense 4)