phlebotomize

[ fluh-bot-uh-mahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, phle·bot·o·mized, phle·bot·o·miz·ing.

1. to subject to phlebotomy; bleed.

phlebotomize

/ flɪˈbɒtəˌmaɪz /

verb

1. tr surgery to perform phlebotomy on (a patient)

Other Words From

• phle·boto·mi·zation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of phlebotomize¹

First recorded in 1590–1600, phlebotomize is from the Middle French word phlebotomiser (compare Medieval Latin flebotomizāre ). See phlebotomy, -ize

Example Sentences

And to think that all these agents heavily phlebotomize Uncle Sam's pockets to obtain such contemptible results!

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• drain
• ooze
• trickle
• weep