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
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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Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Dec. 2025
The goal of removing additives like artificial food dyes, high fructose corn syrup, aspartame, preservatives, and some flavorings by the end of 2025 means healthier food options in the coming year.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2025
Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2025
Eusebio uses the same pigment to dye a pair of textile works showing herself and family in Florida Marlins T-shirts, referencing her Dominican father’s love of baseball.
—Douglas Markowitz, Miami Herald, 19 Dec. 2025
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Noun
The white food dye gives you vibrant and opaque colors.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Dec. 2025
The goal of removing additives like artificial food dyes, high fructose corn syrup, aspartame, preservatives, and some flavorings by the end of 2025 means healthier food options in the coming year.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2025
Verb
For early summer, there are beets with brown butter and poppy seeds, to dye gemelli a vibrant magenta; as fall approaches, green lentil ragù with roasted cherry tomatoes, to get caught in the crooks of cascatelli.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2025
Eusebio uses the same pigment to dye a pair of textile works showing herself and family in Florida Marlins T-shirts, referencing her Dominican father’s love of baseball.
—Douglas Markowitz, Miami Herald, 19 Dec. 2025
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“Dye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dye. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.
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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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