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 channelintransitive 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