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overdyes

overdyes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overdye.

Meaning of overdye

Verb

overdye (third-person singular simple present overdyes, present participle overdyeing, simple past and past participle overdyed)

  1. (transitive) To dye (something already coloured) with another colour.
    • To last more than a few days in the sunshine, the crushed logwood needed to be over-dyed on woad- or indigo-coloured fabric.2002, Victoria Finlay, Colour, Sceptre, published 2003, page 111
  2. To dye too much.
    • Near-synonym: overcolor
    Synonyms:
    overcolor

Questions about overdyes

What is overdyes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Overdyes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overdye.

Words near overdyes in the dictionary

  1. overdusting
  2. overdusts
  3. overdye
  4. overdyed
  5. overdyeing
  6. overdyes
  7. overdying
  8. overeager
  9. overeagerly
  10. overeagerness
  11. overearnest

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