destain

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word destain. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word destain, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say destain in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word destain you have here. The definition of the word destain will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofdestain, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

Etymology

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

Verb

destain (third-person singular simple present destains, present participle destaining, simple past and past participle destained)

  1. (transitive) To remove a chemical stain from.
  2. (intransitive) To lose a chemical stain.

Anagrams