pull, tear, rip, stretch out, shred, stain, break, catch, run, shrink, bleach, thin, fade, wash out, disintegrate, snag, dissolve, tatter, wear out, lose (elasticity/buttons), come apart (at the seams), fray, loosen (threads), stretch (fabric), pill

ripple, apply, paint, brush, saturate, spatter, wash, imbue, tinge, accent, highlight, blend, speckle, outline, dot, beautify, accentuate, splash, darken, water down, lighten, sprinkle, swirl, tint, infuse, brighten, burnish, daub (paint), mix, wash out, shade, blot, smudge, redden, bloody, pigment, muddy

collide, stain, flush, saturate, sharpen, scream, bathe, imbue, highlight, outline, line, dye, splash, darken, absorb, blacken, infuse, brighten, burnish, redden, bloody, cast (a reddish glow), green, rim, taint, attract, draw the eyes of, distract, dizzy, turn (red), draw attention to, silver

smother, smooth, restrain, wash, soothe, belie, tinge, blend, speckle, gray, gray out, mute, subdue, water down, tone down, yellow, lighten, blush, sprinkle, flow, tint, infuse, shade, dim, desaturate, fade (into the background), blanch, pale, bathe (in soft colors), dull, tarnish, tone down (a color scheme), weaken, calm, whiten, discolor, temper, muffle, soften (a strong color), stifle, moderate, hush