dye Definition

dye
verb

tr & intr
dyed, dyeing
1. To colour or stain something, or undergo colouring or staining often permanently.

Thesaurus: colour, tint, stain, tinge, imbue, tincture.

noun

1. A coloured substance, either natural or synthetic, that is used in solution to impart colour to another material, eg paper, textiles, leather, hair. Compare pigment.
2. The solution used for dyeing.
3. The colour produced by dyeing.

Thesaurus: colour, tint, tinge.

Derivative: dyable
adj

Derivative: dyer
noun

Someone who dyes cloth, etc, especially as a business.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon deagian.