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to dye

to dye

37 2.2
To change the color of something using a coloring liquid or powder
  • verb
  • /daɪ/
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  • I'll dye my hair.
  • dye hair

Wear a funny hat and dye your hair.

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Examples

  • Dye my hair blonde for the movies.

  • Today is the day that we're going to dye Jay's hair.

  • Wear a funny hat and dye your hair.

  • If I ever decide to dye my hair again, please stop me.

  • Do you dye your hair?

  • I want to dye my hair black and go to Malaysia.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Ashton wants to dye her hair red for her birthday.

  • I'm dyeing my hair blonde.

  • Guy Fietti is actually naturally blonde but dyes his tips black.

  • She decided to dye her hair a vibrant shade of red for the summer.

Synonyms

to tie-dye
vsto dye
2 3.9

To make bright, uneven patterns on fabric by folding and tying parts then adding color

changes color without creating those tied, irregular pattern effects
to recolor
vsto dye
  • US
1 3.4

To make something a different shade by painting, dyeing, or editing

uses a special substance to change color rather than other methods
to imbue
vsto dye
1 7.7

To give a material or object a deep color

changes color in general without stressing deep penetration
to hand-dye
vsto dye
1 5.7

To color fabric or yarn by hand to make different shades

changes color using a special substance, not necessarily done manually
to engraining
vsto dye
  • Archaic
9.4

To dye wool or cloth so the color stays deep

changes color but not necessarily to deeply penetrate or last a long time
to piece-dye
vsto dye
  • Specialized
8.8

To dye fabric after it is woven rather than dyeing yarn first

can be done at any production stage, not only after weaving
to yarn-dye
vsto dye
  • Specialized
7.8

To dye fibers before they are spun into thread

changes color at any time and is not limited to before spinning

Antonyms

531 1.2

To slowly become less visible, bright, or loud

2 2.7

The act of making something lighter in color, often with chemicals

Idioms

A person who commits very bad crimes and shows no remorse

9.9

A person who is very dishonest and cannot be trusted

9.9

Being very strong in a certain quality, often in a bad way

Phrasal Verbs

To color fabric all the way through so the color lasts

To color something twice to make its color stronger

to yarn-dye
  • Specialized
7.8

To dye fibers before they are spun into thread

Compounds

7 2.0

A liquid or cream that colors hair

basic dye
  • Specialized
5.3

A positively charged stain used to colour acidic parts of cells

cyanine dye
  • Specialized
9.2

A man-made chemical with two linked rings used in photography and to stain cells

direct dye
  • Specialized
5.4

A dye that colours cotton and similar fabrics without using a fixing chemical

7.2

A factory where people dye cloth, yarn, and other materials

acid dye
  • Specialized
6.3

A dye used to color wool and silk that sticks to their natural fibers

aniline dye
  • Specialized
6.6

A man-made dye made from aniline used to colour cloth

azo dye
  • Specialized
7.9

A man-made dye used to give bright colors to cloth

fluorescent dye
  • Specialized
4.1

A substance that glows under ultraviolet light to show or track things in science

lac dye
  • Specialized
9.9

A bright red dye made from the sticky material of tiny insects

metallized dye
  • Specialized
9.1

A dye that contains a metal to give strong, long-lasting colour to fabric

radiopaque dye
  • Specialized
5.7

A dye that blocks X-rays to make organs or blood vessels visible on scans

substantive dye
  • Specialized
8.1

A coloring that sticks to fibers like cotton or rayon without extra treatment

vat dye
  • Specialized
7.9

A strong fabric color that lasts when washed, used on cotton and denim

How Intense

to saturate
55 5.2
to color
  • US
228 1.0
to dye
37 2.2
to tint
24 3.6

Surface Forms

dye infinitive
dyed past
dyed past participle
dying present participle
dyes third person singular

Etymology

Dye comes from a very old idea of 'giving color' to cloth or hair, like dipping fabric into a colored liquid. So to dye something is simply to 'give it color' or change its color.