bloodlet

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verb

To bleed; let blood; phlebotomise.

OriginMiddle English blodleten ← Old English blōdlǣtan →
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Meanings

verbbloodlet (third-person singular simple present bloodlets, present participle bloodletting, simple past and past participle bloodlet)

present singular third person bloodlets · participle present bloodletting

  1. transitiveTo bleed; let blood; phlebotomise.

Origin

  1. Old Englishblōdlǣtan“to let blood, bleed”
  2. Middle Englishblodleten
  3. Englishbloodlet

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).

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Translations

Dutch aderlaten
  • aderlatento phlebotomise
Polish upuszczać krew, upuścić krew
  • upuszczać krewto phlebotomise
  • upuścić krewto phlebotomise
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bloodlet,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bloodlet.

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