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Detain vs Destain - What's the difference?

detain | destain |

As verbs the difference between detain and destain

is that detain is keep (someone) from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention while destain is to remove a chemical stain from.

detain

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • Keep (someone) from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention.
  • To put under custody.
  • To keep back or from; to withhold.
  • * Jeremy Taylor
    • Detain not the wages of the hireling.

    destain

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To remove a chemical stain from.
  • To lose a chemical stain.