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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)
- (transitive) To remove a chemical stain from.
- (intransitive) To lose a chemical stain.
Anagrams
- instead, stained, Tiendas, Danites, d'ansite, Sidetan, taneids, indates, sainted, satined, nidates, detains, tiendas