tinge

tinge (something) with (something)

1. Literally, to tint something with a small or faint trace of color. Often used in passive constructions. The painter tinged the landscape with a shade of red that gave the painting a more ominous and solemn atmosphere. His hair has become tinged with white from the stress of his job.
2. By extension, to impart or imbue some faint or slight element, property, characteristic, etc. The director has made the wise choice of tinging his latest drama with comedy to keep the audience from becoming totally overwhelmed by the heavy subject matter. The actor's acceptance speech was tinged with sadness because of the recent death of her husband.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

tinge something with something

to give something a bit of the character, color, state of mind, light, etc., of something. The dust in the air had tinged the sunset with orange. The evening air was tinged with the smell of jasmine.
See also: tinge
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • tinge (something) with (something)
  • tinge with
  • perceive
  • perceive (someone or something) as (something)
  • perceive as
  • preclude
  • preclude (someone or something) from (something)
  • preclude from
  • starve (someone or something) of (something)
  • starve of
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Lieberman would appeal to the highly religious of all faiths, and help the Democrats shake off their secularist tinge.
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Boucher occasionally suggests a pre-Revolutionary tinge to the challenges to monarchy during the Wars of Religion; although by the end of the book, she finds that the political and social edifice created by the Valois did survive these challenges.
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Of course, I've been called a humorist myself, and am well aware of its pejorative tinge, much like the term "talent" in a contract.
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These particles remain only briefly in the water, giving water a slightly rusty tinge, but is completely safe to drink.
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