Tinge
Tinge , transitive verb
[Latin tingere, tinctum, to dye, stain, wet; akin to Greek {not transcribed}, and perhaps to German tunken to dip, Old High German tunchōn, dunchōn, thunkōn. Compare 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.
Tinge , noun
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.