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ensanguine
[ en-sang-gwin ]
/ ɛnˈsæŋ gwɪn /
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verb (used with object), en·san·guined, en·san·guin·ing.
to stain or cover with or as with blood: a flag ensanguined with the blood of battle.
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How to use ensanguine in a sentence
His eyelids were inflamed, and but served to ensanguine the bitter and cold-blazing intensity of the pupils.
The Mutiny of the Elsinore|Jack LondonBut in the attempt to incarnate and ensanguine it I failed wretchedly.
Seven Men|Max Beerbohm
British Dictionary definitions for ensanguine
ensanguine
/ (ɪnˈsæŋɡwɪn) /
verb
(tr) literary to cover or stain with or as with blood
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