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stained

Main Entry:: ¹stain
Pronunciation:: \ˈstān\
Function:: verb
Etymology:: Middle English steynen, partly from Anglo-French desteindre to take away the color from & partly of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse steina to paint — more at distain
Date:: 14th century

transitive verb1: to suffuse with color2: discolor, soil3 a: taint 3 <a conscience stained with guilt> b: to bring discredit on <the scandal stained his reputation>4: to color (as wood, glass, or cloth) by processes affecting chemically or otherwise the material itselfintransitive verb: to receive a stain

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\ˈstā-nə-bəl\ adjective

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\ˈstā-nər\ noun

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