exsanguinate

/ɛkˈsæŋɡwɪneɪt/

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.

Why this word is great

EXSANGUINATE — [Verb] To drain (a living or dead body, or a body part) of blood; to kill by means of blood loss; or to bleed profusely or die from blood loss. Learned borrowing from New Latin exsanguinātus ("depleted of blood"), from Latin ex- ("out, from") + sanguī̆s (sanguin-, "blood") + -ātus (verb-forming suffix). Unlike "desanguinate" (a rarer, blunter term) or "bleed" (which could mean a papercut or a nosebleed), "exsanguinate" carries the weight of finality—the precise, irrevocable emptying of life’s vital river. It is the butcher’s methodical work, the surgeon’s controlled urgency, the battlefield corpse lying too still, its pallor already whispering to the earth. To exsanguinate is to cross the threshold where blood ceases to be a substance and becomes an absence.

verb

To drain (a living or dead body, or (medicine, surgery) a body part) of blood.“The substance of the brain was not congested but, on the contrary, exsanguinated.”
To kill (a person or animal) by means of blood loss.“And I do have to admit that once the episode revealed that the girls killed their dads because of a chromosomal predisposition, I made a note to have my daughter tested for that "exsanguinate your father" gene!”
To bleed profusely; also, to die by means of blood loss.“Universal precautions may not always be instituted in emergencies, as the nurse may find herself with no time to put on a pair of gloves or put on a gown and mask. A few examples of emergency cases are: patients that start to exsanguinate, vomiting blood in a projectile manner all over the room, […]”
To cause blood to drain from a body or body part, or profuse bleeding.“A mild galvanic current stimulates functional activity, promotes absorption; a stronger current contracts and exsanguinates.”