dye vs impress

dye and impress both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dye	Yes	No	Yes	No
impress	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, impress is a hyponym of dye; that is, impress is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dye:

Other hyponyms of dye include bronze, dye, stain, deep-dye, yarn-dye, stain, fast dye, double dye, hand-dye, piece-dye.

dye (noun)	impress (noun)
a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair	the act of coercing someone into government service

dye (verb)	impress (verb)
color with dye	dye (fabric) before it is spun
color for microscopic study	produce or try to produce a vivid impression of
	mark or stamp with or as if with pressure
	take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship
	reproduce by printing
	impress positively
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon