verb
exsanguinate
Exsanguinate (verb) means to remove all the blood from a body or part of a body, living or dead.
verb
1
To remove all the blood from a body or part of a body, living or dead.
2
To cause the death of a person or animal by loss of blood.
3
To lose a large amount of blood, or to die as a result of this.
"He won't tolerate not doing a resection. Now let's get this stomach out and get out of here before he exsanguinates on the table!"
— Harry Lee Kraus, Jr (1994)
4
To make blood drain heavily from a body or part of a body.
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Etymology
PIE word *h₁ésh₂r̥ 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.
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What is the meaning of exsanguinate?
"exsanguinate" (verb) means to remove all the blood from a body or part of a body, living or dead.
What are the different meanings of exsanguinate?
"exsanguinate" has 3 main meanings: 1. To remove all the blood from a body or part of a body, living or dead; 2. To cause the death of a person or animal by loss of blood; 3. To lose a large amount of blood, or to die as a result of this.
