Bloodlet
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To bleed; let blood; phlebotomise. transitive
Synonyms
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From Middle English blodleten, from Old English blōdlǣtan (“to let blood, bleed”), equivalent to blood + let. Cognate with German Blutlassen (“bloodletting”), Icelandic blóðlátinn (“bled”, past participle).