to reblue

Examples

• All

• After years of use, the rifle needed to be reblued to restore its original appearance.

• The antique vase was reblued professionally to enhance its beautiful color.

• He'd had the barrel and receiver reblued.

  Fiction book (1992)

Synonyms

D

to dye

vsto reblue

83 2.2

To change the color of something using a coloring liquid or powder

does this again specifically to bring back the original blue shade

R

to recolor

vsto reblue

• US

1 3.4

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

focuses on restoring the prior blue shade rather than any new color

B

to blue

vsto reblue

1 8.7

To become the color of a clear sky

does that specifically to return the previous sky color after fading

O

to overdye

vsto reblue

• Specialized

1 7.4

To add a new color to fabric again to change or deepen its look

restores the original blue color specifically rather than making any color change

Antonyms

F

to fade

454 1.2

To slowly become less visible, bright, or loud

B

bleach

10 2.7

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

How Restored

to refinish

10 6.1

to overdye

• Specialized

1 7.4

to reblue

1 8.1

to touch up

26 3.8

to clean

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology