exsanguinate

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ɛkˈsæŋɡwɪneɪt/ or /ɪk-/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ɪkˈsæŋɡwəˌneɪt/

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• Hyphenation: ex‧sang‧uin‧ate

Verb

Plain form exsanguinate

Third-person singular exsanguinates

Past tense exsanguinated

Past participle exsanguinated

Present participle exsanguinating

1. (transitive) If you exsanguinate a body, you drain blood out of it.
2. (intransitive) If a person exsanguinates, they bleed profusely or die by blood loss.