Dis-tāin′, v. t.

v. t. [imp. & p. p. DISTAINED; p. pr. & vb. n. DISTAINING.] [O. Fr. destaindre, desteindre, to take away the color; N. Fr. déteindre, from prefix dis and teindre, Lat. tingere, to dye, tinge.] To tinge with a different color from the natural or proper one; to stain; to discolor; to blot; to sully; to defile; to tarnish; — used chiefly in poetry.

She distained her honorable blood. Spenser.

The worthiness of praise distains his worth. Shak.