Overdye

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To dye (something already coloured) with another colour. transitive

    "To last more than a few days in the sunshine, the crushed logwood needed to be over-dyed on woad- or indigo-coloured fabric."

  2. 2
    To dye too much.

    "Near-synonym: overcolor"

Synonyms

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overcolor

Example

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"To last more than a few days in the sunshine, the crushed logwood needed to be over-dyed on woad- or indigo-coloured fabric."

Etymology

From over- + dye.

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