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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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Nov. 2025
State or government restrictions against the use of trans fats, food dyes and some additives have changed how industry formulates their products.
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Each blanket is hand-dyed, too, making each order unique.
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Noun
In this method, an organic dye (9-anthracenecarboxylic acid (9-ACA) is attached to the surface of the LnNPs.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Nov. 2025
State or government restrictions against the use of trans fats, food dyes and some additives have changed how industry formulates their products.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 18 Nov. 2025
Verb
From a broad and slim box, Auer pulls out two sheets of leather, custom-dyed by a woman who works nearby in Paris.
—Raphael Orlove, Robb Report, 18 Nov. 2025
Each blanket is hand-dyed, too, making each order unique.
—Jamie Fischer, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Nov. 2025
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“Dye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dye. Accessed 27 Nov. 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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