Definition of Distain
Dis`tain´
v. t.
1.
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
.
[
imp
. &
p
.
p
.
Distained
;
p
.
pr
. &
vb
.
n
.
Distaining
.]
[
She
]
hath
. . .
distained
her
honorable
blood
.
- Spenser.
The
worthiness
of
praise
distains
his
worth
.
- Shak.
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