As verbs the difference between detains and destains
is that detains is (detain) while destains is (destain).
detains
English
Verb
(head)
(detain)
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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.
destains
English
Verb
(head)
(destain) destain
English
Verb
(
en verb)
To remove a chemical stain from.
To lose a chemical stain.