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   Dye

   /dī/

   

   noun

   • 1. a natural or synthetic substance used to add a color to or change the color of something: "blonde hair dye"

   verb

   • 1. add a color to or change the color of (something) by soaking it in a solution impregnated with a dye: "I dyed my hair blond"
   • ▪ take color well or badly during the dyeing process: "it's good material—it should dye well"

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

   Derivatives

   • 1. dyeable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 7

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