Tinge

[imp. & p. p. TINGED; p. pr. & vb. n. TINGEING.] [Lat. tingere, Gr. τέγγειν, It. tingere, tignere, Sp. teñir, Pg. tingir, Pr. tenher, Fr. teindre.] To imbue or impregnate with something foreign; to affect with the qualities of a substance in some degree, either by mixture or by adding them 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; to tinge a decoction with a bitter taste.

The virtues of Sir Roger, as well as his imperfections, are tinged with extravagance. Addison.

Synonyms—To color; dye; stain.

A slight degree of some color, taste, or something foreign, infused into another substance or mixture, or added to it; tincture; color; dye; taste. His notions, too, respecting the government of the state, took a tinge from his notions respecting the government of the church. Macaulay.