Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Tinge \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 \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.

Source : WordNet®

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