Main Entry:

ex·trav·a·sate

Pronunciation:

\ik-ˈstra-və-ˌsāt, -ˌzāt\

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

ex·trav·a·sat·ed; ex·trav·a·sat·ing

Etymology:

Latin extra + vas vessel

Date:

1668

transitive verb : to force out or cause to escape from a proper vessel or channel intransitive verb : to pass by infiltration or effusion from a proper vessel or channel (as a blood vessel) into surrounding tissue

— ex·trav·a·sa·tion \-ˌstra-və-ˈsā-shən, -ˈzā-\ noun