verb
- to stain or cover with blood; to make bloody
Usage: literary; formal; third-person singular present tense of ensanguine
Examples
- The battlefield ensanguines the earth with the blood of fallen soldiers.
- Violence ensanguines the streets of the war-torn city.
- The tragic accident ensanguines the pavement.
- His hands ensanguine the white cloth he holds.
- The storm ensanguines the sky with crimson hues in this poetic description.