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distains

distains is the third-person singular simple present indicative of distain.

Meaning of distain

Verb

distain (third-person singular simple present distains, present participle distaining, simple past and past participle distained)

  1. (rare) To stain, discolour or tarnish
    • Thence riſe the tears that ſo diſtaine my cheeks,
      Fearing his loue through my vnworthyneſſe.c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC...

Questions about distains

What is distains the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Distains is the third-person singular simple present indicative of distain.

Words near distains in the dictionary

  1. distaffes
  2. distaffs
  3. distain
  4. distained
  5. distaining
  6. distains
  7. distal
  8. distal convoluted tubule
  9. distal convoluted tubules
  10. distal goal
  11. distal goals

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