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dye

noun

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a substance used to color other materials soaked the fabric in blue dye Synonyms color, colorant, coloring, pigment, dyestuff, stainRelated Words tint, toner; cast, hue, shade, tinge

dye

verb

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to give color or a different color to dyed her hair a startling red Synonyms bepaint [archaic], color, paint, pigment, stain, tincture, tinge, tintRelated Words brighten, lighten; darken, embrown, tone (down); checker, dapple, daub, fleck, marble, mottle, pattern, polychrome, speck, speckle, streak, striate, stripe, variegateNear Antonyms blanch, bleach, whitenAntonyms decolorize

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