Tincturing

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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