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Daemon
Posted: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 12:00:00 AM
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tincture

(verb) Fill, as with a certain quality.

Synonyms: impregnate, infuse, instill

Usage: The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide.
Christine
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I like how the word sounds. Remind me of Tinkerbell!

Little drops of water~Little grains of sand~Make the mighty ocean~And the pleasant land~So the little moments~Humble though they be~Make the mighty ages ~Of Eternity/by Julia Fletcher Carney















RuthP
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I never knew it was a verb! I've only seen it as a noun (tincture of iodine, e.g.).
capo403
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I was also surprised to learn that tincture could be used as a verb. But, I like it used that way. As Christine suggested, it has sort of a "ring" to it (maybe that's why it reminds you of tinkerbell). Angel


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davemcp
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It doesn't mean "fill" at all! It means to "add a trace to", which is very different.
Joseph Glantz
Posted: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 8:37:15 AM
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As in each user likes to tincture this forum.
PransomeHince
Posted: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 1:38:04 PM

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Durn, I finally had to look up the definition of Tincture in another dictionary to insure that I was using it in accordance with my pathological tendencies. Tincture is a noun. Tinctures, as in the usage is a transitive verb, as would be tinctured or tincturing. Where is that buy who says that maybe our reading is not what is write but wrong after all.

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