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. 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

His [ Sir Roger's ] virtues, as well as imperfections, are tinged by a certain extravagance. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To color; dye; stain. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

His notions, too, respecting the government of the state, took a tinge from his notions respecting the government of the church. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. tingens, p. pr. of tingere to tinge. See Tinge. ] Having the power to tinge. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

As for the white part, it appears much less enriched with the tingent property. Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who, or that which, tinges. [ 1913 Webster ]