exsanguinate

[ eks-sang-gwuh-neyt ]
/ ɛksˈsæŋ gwəˌneɪt /

verb (used with object), ex·san·gui·nat·ed, ex·san·gui·nat·ing.

to drain of blood; make bloodless.

verb (used without object), ex·san·gui·nat·ed, ex·san·gui·nat·ing.

to bleed to death.

Origin of exsanguinate

1790–1800; < Late Latin exsanguinātus bloodless, deprived of blood (past participle of exsanguināre), equivalent to Latin ex- ex-1 + sanguin- (stem of sanguis blood; see sanguine) + -ātus -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM exsanguinate

ex·san·gui·na·tion, noun

Words nearby exsanguinate

expurgatory, expwy, exquisite, exr, exr., exsanguinate, exsanguine, exscind, exsect, exsection, exsert

British Dictionary definitions for exsanguinate

exsanguinate
/ (ɪkˈsæŋɡwɪneɪt) /

verb

(tr) rare to drain the blood from

Derived forms of exsanguinate

exsanguination, noun

Word Origin for exsanguinate

C19: from Latin exsanguināre

Medical definitions for exsanguinate

exsanguinate
[ ĕks-săng′gwə-nāt′ ]

v.

To deprive of or drain of blood.

Other words from exsanguinate

ex•san′gui•na′tion n.