\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. tunch[=o]n,
dunch[=o]n, thunk[=o]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.
      His [Sir Roger's] virtues, as well as imperfections,
      are tinged by a certain extravagance.    --Addison.
Syn: To color; dye; stain.

\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.
      His notions, too, respecting the government of the
      state, took a tinge from his notions respecting the
      government of the church.                --Macaulay.