1. to stain, soil, or tarnish (something, especially one's reputation or honor)
Usage: archaic or literary

Examples

• The scandal threatened to distain the family's good name.
• No amount of mud could distain her spotless white dress.
• His dishonest dealings distained his professional reputation.
• The ancient tapestry was distained by centuries of dust and neglect.
• She refused to let gossip distain her character.