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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Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
Hot water breaks down the dyes, so preserve your darkest colors and keep them looking like new by using a cold wash cycle.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 11 July 2025
Cierra Black, Essence, 9 July 2025
Still others paid to have their dresses dyed and the hems shortened.
—Hannah Pittard, People.com, 8 July 2025
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Noun
The dye was linked to thyroid cancer risks in rats as well as behavioral issues in children such as hyperactivity.
—Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
Hot water breaks down the dyes, so preserve your darkest colors and keep them looking like new by using a cold wash cycle.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 11 July 2025
Verb
As Drakeford notes, West African communities across pre-colonial Ghana, Cameroon, and beyond were dyeing fabrics and weaving plant fibers into patterned cloths and applied that knowledge to new lands.
—Cierra Black, Essence, 9 July 2025
Still others paid to have their dresses dyed and the hems shortened.
—Hannah Pittard, People.com, 8 July 2025
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“Dye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dye. Accessed 18 Jul. 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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