Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To remove stain from (a specimen) to aid in microscopic study.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb remove stain from (a laboratory specimen) to enhance contrast
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Examples
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You might be absolutely correct in your assumption that not voting is a way to register your destain for the corruption of the process or the candidates.
Dr. Judith Rich: Why Your Vote Matters More Than You Think 2008
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The taxpayers deserve the appreciation of public service servants rather than the destain of Tax dollars used to support out-dated City Departments.
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You clearly have a fair amount of destain for our work.
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It's the only way to show your destain for the sytem.
CTV News RSS Feed 2008
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It's the only way to show your destain for the sytem.
CTV News RSS Feed 2008
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It's the only way to show your destain for the sytem.
CTV News RSS Feed 2008
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We save Europe from fascism, the Iraqis from a despot, and the worldwide destain we get for our efforts in return is disgusting. "
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