# exsanguinate

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɛkˈsæŋɡwɪneɪt/

## Definitions
1. To drain (a living or dead body, or (medicine, surgery) a body part) of blood.
2. To kill (a person or animal) by means of blood loss.
3. To bleed profusely; also, to die by means of blood loss.
4. To cause blood to drain from a body or body part, or profuse bleeding.

## 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/exsanguinate