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dye

Syllabification: (dye)

Pronunciation: /dī/

Definition of dye

a natural or synthetic substance used to add a color to or change the color of something.

[with object]

add a color to or change the color of (something) by soaking it in a solution impregnated with a dye: [with complement]:I dyed my hair blonde (as adjective dyed)dyed black hair
[no object] take color well or badly during a dyeing process:it’s good material—it should dye well

Phrases

dyed in the wool: unchanging in a particular belief or opinion; inveterate:she’s a dyed-in-the-wool conservative
[with allusion to the fact that yarn was dyed in the raw state, producing a more even and permanent color]

Old English dēag (noun), dēagian (verb). The noun is not recorded from Old English to the late 16th century, when it was re-formed from the verb

Verbs ending in -oe, -ee, and -ye keep the final -e when adding -ing: (dyes, dyeing, dyed).

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