besmear (v.)
- attaint
- bedaub
- bedizen
- begild
- besmirch
- black
- blacken
- blur
- brand
- butter
- calcimine
- coat
- color
- complexion
- cover
- dab
- darken
- daub
- deep-dye
- dip
- dirty
- discolor
- distemper
- dye
- emblazon
- enamel
- engild
- face
- fresco
- gild
- glaze
- gloss
- grain
- hue
- illuminate
- imbue
- ingrain
- japan
- lacquer
- mark
- paint
- parget
- pigment
- prime
- scorch
- sear
- shade
- shadow
- shellac
- singe
- slather
- slur
- smear
- smirch
- smoke
- smudge
- smut
- smutch
- soil
- spot
- stain
- stigmatize
- stipple
- sully
- taint
- tar
- tarnish
- tinct
- tincture
- tinge
- tint
- tone
- undercoat
- varnish
- wash
- whitewash