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.
His virtues, as well as imperfections, are tinged by a certain extravagance. Addison.
Syn. — To color; dye; stain.