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TINCT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Color lightly

Example:

the leaves were tinged red in November

Synonyms:

tinct; tinge; tint; touch

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "tinct" is one way to...):

color; color in; colorise; colorize; colour; colour in; colourise; colourize (add color to)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "tinct"):

henna (apply henna to one's hair)

tincture (stain or tinge with a slight amount of a color)

complexion (give a certain color to)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

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