What's the difference between depaint and distain?

Depaint


Definition:

  • (p. p.) Painted.
  • (v. t.) To paint; to picture; hence, to describe; to delineate in words; to depict.
  • (v. t.) To mark with, or as with, color; to color.

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Distain


Definition:

  • (v. t.) 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.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Much has been made of millennials and our distain for the big, in favor of the small, the organic, the handcrafted, the twee, the old-time-y.

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