exsanguinate

English

Etymology

See ex-, sanguine, -ate.

Pronunciation

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Verb

exsanguinate (third-person singular simple present exsanguinates, present participle exsanguinating, simple past and past participle exsanguinated)

  1. (transitive) To kill by means of blood loss.
  2. (intransitive) To die by means of blood loss.
  3. (transitive) To drain a body (living or dead) of blood.

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