overdye

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overdye

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From over- + dye.

verb overdyes · overdyeing · overdyed · over-dye

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.
To dye too much. Near-synonym: overcolor
Similar: overcolor

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@misc{overdye_2026,
  title = {overdye},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/overdye},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}