"overdye" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: overdyes [present, singular, third-person], overdyeing [participle, present], overdying [participle, present], overdyed [participle, past], overdyed [past]
Etymology: From over- + dye. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|dye}} over- + dye Head templates: {{en-verb|pres_ptc2=overdying}} overdye (third-person singular simple present overdyes, present participle overdyeing or overdying, simple past and past participle overdyed)
  1. (transitive) To dye (something already coloured) with another colour. Tags: transitive Synonyms: over-dye
    Sense id: en-overdye-en-verb-P1YS9ByD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2002, Victoria Finlay, Colour, Sceptre, published 2003, page 111",
          "text": "To last more than a few days in the sunshine, the crushed logwood needed to be over-dyed on woad- or indigo-coloured fabric.",
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          "ref": "2008 February 7, Eric Wilson, “A Gap Guy, Head to Toe”, in New York Times",
          "text": "There was a sweater dress in almost the same shade of blue as one shown at Doo.Ri; overdyed plaid shirts with contrasting plaid cuffs and collars for men like those at Duckie Brown; and lots of chunky knit gray cardigans like the ones popping up all over the place — just not at the same prices.",
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        "(transitive) To dye (something already coloured) with another colour."
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