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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. , and perhaps to G. tunken to dip, OHG. tunchōn, dunchōn, thunkōn. 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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