"bestain" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: bestains [present, singular, third-person], bestaining [participle, present], bestained [participle, past], bestained [past]
Etymology: Back-formation from bestained, equivalent to be- + stain. Etymology templates: {{back-formation|en|bestained}} Back-formation from bestained, {{prefix|en|be|stain}} be- + stain Head templates: {{en-verb}} bestain (third-person singular simple present bestains, present participle bestaining, simple past and past participle bestained)
  1. (transitive) To mark with stains; discolour; spot. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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