aderlaten
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compound of ader (“vein”) + laten (“to let”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
aderlaten
- To bloodlet
- to open a vein in order to draw 'bad blood'
- To (apply a) leech medicinally, as a method to bloodlet
- to drain resources without giving back
- Synonym: bloedlaten