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.
A little black paint will tincture and spoil twenty
gay colors. --I. Watts.
2. To imbue the mind of; to communicate a portion of anything
foreign to; to tinge.
The stain of habitual sin may thoroughly tincture
all our soul. --Barrow.