Distain /(?)/

Dis·tain

Distain

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Distained; p. pr. & vb. n. Distaining

  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.
    [She] hath . . . distained her honorable blood.
    The worthiness of praise distains his worth.