forbleed

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verb

To exhaust with bleeding.

OriginMiddle English forbleden →
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Meanings

verbforbleed (third-person singular simple present forbleeds, present participle forbleeding, simple past and past participle forbled)

present singular third person forbleeds · participle present forbleeding · participle past forbled · past forbled

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo exhaust with bleeding.
  2. obsoletetransitiveTo cover with blood.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishforbleden
  2. Englishforbleed

From Middle English forbleden, equivalent to for- + bleed. Cognate with German verbluten.

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APA

forbleed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forbleed

MLA

“forbleed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forbleed. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forbleed,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forbleed.

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