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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Tincture \Tinc"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tinctured}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Tincturing}.]
1. To communicate a slight foreign color to; to tinge; to
impregnate with some extraneous matter.
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A little black paint will tincture and spoil twenty
gay colors. --I. Watts.
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2. To imbue the mind of; to communicate a portion of anything
foreign to; to tinge.
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The stain of habitual sin may thoroughly tincture
all our soul. --Barrow.
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