TINGE
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Tinge (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tinged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tingeing (?).] [L. tingere, tinctum, to dye, stain, wet; akin to Gr. &unr_;, and perhaps to G. tunken to dip, OHG. tunch&ō;n, dunch&ō;n, thunk&ō;n. Cf. Distain, Dunker, Stain, Taint a stain, to stain, Tincture, Tint.] To imbue or impregnate with something different or foreign; as, to tinge a decoction with a bitter taste; to affect in some degree with the qualities of another substance, either by mixture, or by application to the surface; especially, to color slightly; to stain; as, to tinge a blue color with red; an infusion tinged with a yellow color by saffron.
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His [Sir Roger's] virtues, as well as imperfections, are tinged by a certain extravagance.
Addison.
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Syn. -- To color; dye; stain.
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Tinge, n. A degree, usually a slight degree, of some color, taste, or something foreign, infused into another substance or mixture, or added to it; tincture; color; dye; hue; shade; taste.
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His notions, too, respecting the government of the state, took a tinge from his notions respecting the government of the church.
Macaulay.
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