impact vs tinge

impact

verb
  • To significantly or strongly influence or affect; to have an impact on. 

  • To stamp or impress onto something. 

  • To collide or strike, the act of impinging. 

  • To compress; to compact; to press into something or pack together. 

noun
  • A significant or strong influence or effect. 

  • A forced impinging. 

  • The striking of one body against another; collision. 

  • The force or energy of a collision of two objects. 

tinge

verb
  • To affect or alter slightly, particularly due to the actual or metaphorical influence of some element or thing. 

  • To add a small amount of colour; to tint; (by extension) to add a small amount of some other thing. 

  • To change slightly in shade due to the addition of colour; (by extension) to change slightly in quality due to the addition of some other thing. 

noun
  • The degree of vividness of a colour; hue, shade, tint. 

  • A small added amount of colour; (by extension) a small added amount of some other thing. 

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