desangrar

/desanˈɡɾaɾ/ · B2 · verb

to bleed

🩸 des- (away) + sangre (blood) + -ar = to make blood go away, to bleed out

Built from des- (removal), sangre (blood), and the verb ending -ar. Literally to un-blood, meaning blood leaves the body. English cousin: sanguine, from the same Latin root sanguis.

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