āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to stain
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āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻŽāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to create marks or discoloration on a surface, usually by accidentally spilling or allowing a substance to absorb
Transitive: to stain sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Certain foods, like berries, have the potential to stain teeth over time.
āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻ°, āĻ¯ā§āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻŦā§āĻ°āĻŋ, āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤ āĻĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻ¨āĻž āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
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āĻ°āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĻāĻžāĻ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to change the color of something by a liquid dye or chemical
Transitive: to stain a surface with a color
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The painter stained the exterior walls of the house with a warm beige hue.
āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§āĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ˛āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻˇā§āĻŖ āĻŦā§āĻāĻ āĻ°āĻā§ āĻ°āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻ°āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻāĻ¨
to apply a colored substance to a microscopic sample for enhanced visibility under a microscope
Transitive: to stain a microscopic sample with a color
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Before examination, the microbiologist stained the bacterial culture with crystal violet.
āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§, āĻ
āĻŖā§āĻā§āĻŦāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻ āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ°āĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻāĻ˛āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to tarnish or blemish the reputation or image of a person, group, or thing
Transitive: to stain someone's reputation
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The company 's unethical practices stained its reputation in the eyes of consumers.
āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ° āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻļā§āĻ˛āĻ¨āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻ˛āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
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āĻĻāĻžāĻ, āĻā§āĻĒ
a discolored mark or spot left on a surface, like fabric, wood, or skin, by a substance such as dirt, ink, or food
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She tried to remove the grass stain from her jeans with soap.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻ¨ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¸ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻžāĻ āĻ¸āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻĻāĻžāĻ, āĻāĻ˛āĻā§āĻ
a soiled or discolored appearance
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āĻ°āĻ, āĻĄāĻžāĻ
(microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible
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āĻĻāĻžāĻ, āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ˛āĻž
the state of being covered with unclean things
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āĻĻāĻžāĻ, āĻāĻ˛āĻā§āĻ
an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
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āĻĻāĻžāĻ, āĻ āĻĒāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨
a symbol of disgrace or infamy
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
destain
stained
stainer
stain
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
