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TINCT
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Color lightly
Example:
the leaves were tinged red in November
Synonyms:
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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