English verb: phlebotomize | |||
| 1. | phlebotomize (body) draw blood | ||
| Samples | In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment. | ||
| Synonyms | bleed, leech, phlebotomise | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | care for, treat | ||
| Domain category | medicine, practice of medicine | ||