ensanguine

[ en-sang-gwin ]
/ ɛnˈsæŋ gwɪn /

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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Origin of ensanguine

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

Words nearby ensanguine

enroot, ens, ens., ensa, ensample, ensanguine, enschede, ensconce, enscroll, ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem, ensemble
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Example sentences from the Web for ensanguine

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

    The Mutiny of the Elsinore|Jack London

  • But 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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