DYE | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Dye

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

Old English dēag (noun), dēagian (verb). The noun is not recorded from Old English to the late 16th century, when it was re-formed from the verb

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: dʌɪ
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a natural or synthetic substance used to add a colour to or change the colour of something

Short Definition:

natural or synthetic substance used to add colour to

Examples:
  • blonde hair dye
  • a black dye

Word: Dye

Speech Type: Verb

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: dʌɪ
Dialects: British English
Definition:

add a colour to or change the colour of (something) by soaking it in a solution impregnated with a dye

Short Definition:

add colour to or change colour of something by soaking it in solution impregnated with dye

Examples:
  • I dyed my hair blonde

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