sanguinare

to bleed

verb sahn-gwee-NAH-reh Rare

Origin: From Latin sanguinare, from sanguis (blood)

Usage Note

Sanguinare is a regular first-conjugation verb meaning 'to bleed.' The seed entry mistakenly labels it as an adjective — it is a verb. Note the related adjective sanguinario (bloodthirsty) and noun sanguinamento (bleeding). It takes avere as the auxiliary: ha sanguinato molto (it bled a lot).

Examples

"La ferita sanguinava ancora dopo un'ora."

Natural Translation

The wound was still bleeding after an hour.

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