dye (d?)n.1. A substance used to color materials. Also called dyestuff.2. A color imparted by dyeing.v. dyed, dye·ing, dyes v.tr. To color (a material), especially by soaking in a coloring solution.v.intr. To take on or impart color.Idiom: of the deepest dye Of the most extreme sort.[Middle English deie, from Old English d?ag, d?ah.]dy?er n.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.dye (da?) n1. (Dyeing) a staining or colouring substance, such as a natural or synthetic pigment2. (Dyeing) a liquid that contains a colouring material and can be used to stain fabrics, skins, etc3. (Dyeing) the colour or shade produced by dyeingvb, dyes, dyeing or dyed (Dyeing) (tr) to impart a colour or stain to (something, such as fabric or hair) by or as if by the application of a dye[Old English d?agian, from d?ag a dye; related to Old High German tug?n to change, Lettish d?kans dark] ?dyable, ?dyeable adj ?dyer nCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014dye (da?) n., v. dyed, dye?ing. n. 1. a coloring material or matter. 2. a liquid containing coloring matter, for imparting a particular hue to cloth, paper, etc. 3. color or hue, esp. as produced by dyeing. v.t. 4. to color with or as if with a dye. 5. to impart (color) by means of a dye. v.i. 6. to impart color, as a dye. 7. to become colored when treated with a dye. Idioms: of the deepest or blackest dye, of the most extreme or the worst sort. [before 1000; Middle English; Old English d?agian, derivative of d?ag a dye] dy?a?ble, dye?a?ble, adj. dy?er, n. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.die – dyeThese words are both pronounced (/da?/).Die is a verb. When a person, animal, or plant dies, they stop living. The other forms of ‘die’ are dies, dying, died. Dye is both a noun and a verb. If you dye something such as hair or cloth, you change its colour by soaking it in a coloured liquid. This liquid is called a dye. The other forms of the verb ‘dye’ are dyes, dyeing, dyed.