destain
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French destaindre (Modern French déteindre, Spanish desteñir). At some point possibly reanalysed as de-/dis- + stain (which is etymologically unrelated).
Verb[edit]
destain (third-person singular simple present destains, present participle destaining, simple past and past participle destained)
- (transitive) To remove a chemical stain from.
- (intransitive) To lose a chemical stain.