染める — meaning in English

English meaning

• color noun The visual quality of light that lets us tell red from blue, green from yellow, and so on.
• dye noun A substance used to change the colour of something, especially fabric or hair.
• imbue verb To fill someone or something with a quality, feeling or idea so that it spreads through the whole of it.

Senses

染める is used for these senses in English:

• color (of a person or their face) To become red through increased blood flow.
• dye (ambitransitive) To colour with dye, or as if with dye.
• imbue (transitive) To wet or stain an object completely with some physical quality.

color — full definition

1. noun The visual quality of light that lets us tell red from blue, green from yellow, and so on.
2. noun A person's skin tone, especially as it relates to race or ethnicity.
3. noun Interesting or lively detail that makes something more vivid or engaging.
4. verb To add color to something, often with crayons, paint, or dye.

dye — full definition

1. noun A substance used to change the colour of something, especially fabric or hair.
2. verb To change the colour of something using dye.

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