n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: dyed ; dye · ing
Date: before 12th century
transitive verb
1 : to impart a new and often permanent color to especially by impregnating with a dye
2 : to impart (a color) by dyeing < dye ing blue on yellow>
intransitive verb : to take up or impart color in dyeing
– dye · abil · i · ty \ ˌ d ī - ə - ' bi-l ə -t ē \ noun
– dye · able \ ' d ī - ə -b ə l \ adjective
– dy · er \ ' d ī (- ə )r \ noun