1
: color from dyeing
2
: a soluble or insoluble coloring matter
dyed; dyeing
1
: to impart a new and often permanent color to especially by impregnating with a dye
2
: to impart (a color) by dyeing
: to take up or impart color in dyeing
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Examples of dye in a Sentence
Noun
soaked the fabric in blue dye
Verb
She had been dyeing her hair for years.
The fabric is bleached, dyed, and then washed.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 7 Sep. 2024
Since then, some studies have found a link between the dyes and behavioral issues.
—Korin Miller, Health, 6 Sep. 2024
Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 Sep. 2024
This is particularly true with those that are dyed, as the dyes fade in sunlight and wood eventually disintegrates.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Curiosities Researchers were able to watch a mouse’s organs function after making its skin temporarily transparent using a common substance: yellow food dye mixed with water.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 7 Sep. 2024
Since then, some studies have found a link between the dyes and behavioral issues.
—Korin Miller, Health, 6 Sep. 2024
Verb
Some fabrics are dyed again for a richer indigo look; others are left natural and obtain their color from the original fibers.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 Sep. 2024
This is particularly true with those that are dyed, as the dyes fade in sunlight and wood eventually disintegrates.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2024
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dye
1 of 2 noun1
: color from dyeing
2
: a soluble or insoluble coloring matter
dye
2 of 2 verb
dyed; dyeing
1
: to impart a new and often permanent color to especially by impregnating with a dye
2
: to impart (a color) by dyeing
dyeing blue on yellow
: to take up or impart color in dyeing
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