verb transitive

ex-sănĭo

2nd PP ex-sănāre · conj. 1st

(), , sanies

to free from matter; corruption; to cause to suppurate

to free from matter or corruption, to cause to suppurate, to cleanse, dress a wound, etc. (post-Aug.).

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Lit.: vulnus (sal aridus), Cels. 5, 27.—Transf.: pressam bacam, to press out the juice, Col. 12, 47, 10: sinapi, id. 12, 57, 2: salsuram carnis, id. 12, 55, 2: veterani, quamvis confossi, patienter et sine gemitu velut aliena corpora exsaniari patiuntur, Sen. Cons. ad Helv. 3, 1.—

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Trop.: amaritudinem et pallorem, i. e. to extract, remove, Col. 12, 55.

Perseus ID: n17166 Key: exsanio