staining
verb
Meaning
- To discolour.
- To taint or tarnish someone's character or reputation
- To coat a surface with a stain
- To become stained; to take a stain.
- To treat (a microscopic specimen) with a dye, especially one that dyes specific features
- To cause to seem inferior or soiled by comparison.
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