1) Stain 2) Sully 3) To discolor
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• (v. t.) 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.
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To tinge with a different colour from the natural or proper one; to stain; to discolour; to sully; to tarnish; to defile; used chiefly in poetry. 'Distained with dirt and blood.' '[She] hath . . . Distained her honorable blood.' (Spenser) 'The worthiness of praise distains his worth.' (Shak) ... Origin: OE. Desteinen, OF. Desteindre to take away th...
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Dis·tain' transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Distained ;
present participle & verbal noun Distaining .] [ Middle English
desteinen , Old French
desteindre to take away the color, French
déteindre ; prefi...
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to discolor; stain; sully.
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