ensanguine

[ en-sang-gwin ]

verb (used with object)

, en·san·guined, en·san·guin·ing.

1. to stain or cover with or as with blood:

   a flag ensanguined with the blood of battle.

ensanguine

/ ɪnˈsæŋɡwɪn /

verb

1. literary.
   tr to cover or stain with or as with blood

Word History and Origins

Origin of ensanguine¹

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

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

But in the attempt to incarnate and ensanguine it I failed wretchedly.

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