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verb Distain v. t. (past & past part. distained; pres. part. distaining) To tinge with a different color from the natural or proper one; to stain; to discolor; to sully; to tarnish; to defile; used chiefly in poetry. "Distained with dirt and blood." "(She) hath... distained her honorable blood." "The worthiness of praise distains his worth."
Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48
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