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re-dyeing

|re-dye-ing|

/riːˈdaɪ/

(re-dye)

apply color again

Base Form	Plural	Plural	3rd Person Sing.	Past	Past Participle	Present Participle	Noun	Noun	Adjective
re-dye	re-dyeings	re-dyes	re-dyes	re-dyed	re-dyed	re-dyeing	re-dyeing	redye	re-dyed

Etymology

Etymology Information

're-dyeing' is formed in English by the prefix 're-' (from Latin 're-' meaning 'again') added to the verb 'dye'.

Historical Evolution

The element 'dye' comes into English via Middle English 'deyen'/'deyen' (to color), earlier from Old English and Germanic sources; modern compounds like 're-dye' follow the regular English pattern of prefixing 're-' to a verb and the gerund/present-participle suffix '-ing' to make 're-dyeing'.

Meaning Changes

Originally 'dye' referred simply to applying color; combining it with 're-' created the literal sense 'to apply color again', which remains the current meaning of 're-dyeing'.

Meanings by Part of Speech

Noun 1

the act or process of dyeing something again

The re-dyeing of the fabric fixed the uneven color.

Synonyms

redyeingrecolouring recoloring

Antonyms

decolorization bleaching

Verb 1

to dye something again; to apply dye a second time or anew

She is re-dyeing her hair a darker shade.

Synonyms