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)
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