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ensanguine

[ en-sang-gwin ]

verb (used with object)

, en·san·guined, en·san·guin·ing.
  1. to stain or cover with or as with blood:

    a flag ensanguined with the blood of battle.

ensanguine

/ ɪnˈsæŋɡwɪn /

verb

  1. literary.
    tr to cover or stain with or as with blood

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Word History and Origins

Origin of ensanguine1

First recorded in 1660–70; en- 1 + sanguine

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Example Sentences

His eyelids were inflamed, and but served to ensanguine the bitter and cold-blazing intensity of the pupils.

But in the attempt to incarnate and ensanguine it I failed wretchedly.

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