Meanings
verbdestain (third-person singular simple present destains, present participle destaining, simple past and past participle destained)
present singular third person destains · participle present destaining · participle past destained · past destained
Origin
From Old French destaindre (Modern French déteindre, Spanish desteñir). At some point possibly reanalysed as de-/dis- + stain (which is etymologically unrelated).
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APA
destain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/destain
MLA
“destain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/destain. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “destain,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/destain.
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