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ensanguine

/ɛnˈsæŋ.ɡwən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
en-san-guine
IPA
/ɛnˈsæŋ.ɡwən/
11
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to stain with blood

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- English sanguine English ensanguine From en- + sanguine.

Inflected Forms

ensanguines (present, singular) ensanguining (participle, present) ensanguined (participle, past) ensanguined (past)

Frequently Paired Words

sanguine

Questions

How do you pronounce ensanguine?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɛnˈsæŋ.ɡwən/.
What does ensanguine mean?
to stain with blood
Where does ensanguine come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- English sanguine English ensanguine From en- + sanguine.

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