Tinge

v. t.	1.	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. [imp. & p. p. Tinged ; p. pr. & vb. n. Tingeing .] His [Sir Roger's] virtues, as well as imperfections, are tinged by a certain extravagance. - Addison.
n.	1.	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.

Noun	1.	tinge - a slight but appreciable addition; "this dish could use a touch of garlic" Synonyms: mite, soupcon, jot, hint, pinch, speck, touch
	2.	tinge - a pale or subdued color Synonyms: undertone
Verb	1.	tinge - suffuse with color Synonyms: hue, imbue
	2.	tinge - affect as in thought or feeling; "My personal feelings color my judgment in this case"; "The sadness tinged his life" Synonyms: color, colour, distort
	3.	tinge - dye with a color Synonyms: bepaint, tinct, tint, touch

achromatism, affect, allegory, allusion, apply paint, arcane meaning, assumption, bedaub, bedizen, begild, bend, besmear, besprinkle, bias, breathe, brew, brush on paint, calcimine, cast, chromatism, chromism, coat, color balance, color harmony, color scheme, coloration, coloring, complexion, connotation, cover, dab, dash, daub, decoct, decorator color, deep-dye, dip, dispose, distemper, double-dye, dredge, emblazon, enamel, engild, entincture, face, fast-dye, fresco, gild, glaze, gleam, gloss, grain, hint, hue, idea, illuminate, imbrue, implication, implied meaning, import, impregnate, incline, induce, inference, infiltrate, influence, infuse, infusion, ingrain, inkling, innuendo, instill, intimation, ironic suggestion, japan, key, lacquer, lay on color, lead, leaven, lick, look, meaning, metaphorical sense, move, natural color, nuance, occult meaning, overtone, paint, pallor, parget, penetrate, permeate, persuade, pervade, pigment, predispose, presumption, presupposition, prime, prompt, saturate, sauce, scintilla, seasoning, shade, shadow, shellac, sip, skin color, slop on paint, smack, smattering, smear, smell, soften up, soupcon, spark, spice, sprinkling, steep, stipple, strain, streak, subsense, subsidiary sense, suffuse, suggestion, sup, supposition, suspicion, sway, symbolism, taint, taste, temper, tempering, thought, tinct, tincture, tone, touch, trace, transfuse, undercoat, undercolor, undercurrent, undermeaning, undertone, varnish, vestige, wash, wear down, weigh with, whitewash, work

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