English Explanatory Dictionary

destain

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To remove a chemical stain from.
  2. To lose a chemical stain.

Word forms

destain destains destaining destained

Etymology

From Old French destaindre (Modern French déteindre, Spanish desteñir). At some point possibly reanalysed as de-/dis- + stain (which is etymologically unrelated).

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