Verb
Synonyms by this part of speech
To make contact with something physically
- feel
- tap
- brush
- pat
- stroke
- graze
- handle
- rub
- nudge
- press lightly
To make physical contact in a potentially improper way
- caress
- fondle
- grope
- pet
- massage
- feel up
- rub against
- stroke
- pat
- rub
To mar something with an undesirable element
- blemish
- taint
- tarnish
- mar
- stain
- darken
- spoil
- poison
- vitiate
- defile