destain

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

• instead, stained, Tiendas, Danites, d'ansite, Sidetan, taneids, indates, sainted, satined, nidates, detains, tiendas