exsanguinate

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from New Latin exsanguinātus (“depleted of blood, exsanguinated; lacking blood, bloodless”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Exsanguinātus is a participial adjective formed on ex- (“out, from”) +‎ sanguī̆s (sanguin-) (“blood”) +‎ -ātus. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɛkˈsæŋɡwɪneɪt/, /ɪk-/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɪkˈsæŋɡwəˌneɪt/ Hyphenation: ex‧sang‧uin‧ate === Verb === exsanguinate (third-person singular simple present exsanguinates, present participle exsanguinating, simple past and past participle exsanguinated) (transitive) To drain (a living or dead body, or (medicine, surgery) a body part) of blood. Synonym: bleed white To kill (a person or animal) by means of blood loss. Synonym: bleed out (intransitive) To bleed profusely; also, to die by means of blood loss. Synonym: bleed out To cause blood to drain from a body or body part, or profuse bleeding. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === exsanguination on Wikipedia.Wikipedia