overdye
overdye · overdyes · overdyed · overdyeing
To dye with another colourTo dye (something already coloured) with another colour.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To dye (something already coloured) with another colour.
To dye too much.
Near-synonym: overcolor
Origin
From over- + dye.From over- + dye.
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Forms
overdyes, overdyeing, overdyed, overdyedSynonyms
1 synonymsovercolor
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.