amputate
[ am-pyoo-teyt ]
verb (used with object),am·pu·tat·ed, am·pu·tat·ing.
to cut off (all or part of a limb or digit of the body), as by surgery.
to prune, lop off, or remove: Because of space limitations the editor amputated the last two paragraphs of the news report.
Obsolete. to prune, as branches of trees.
Origin of amputate
1Other words from amputate
- am·pu·ta·tion, noun
- am·pu·ta·tive, adjective
- am·pu·ta·tor, noun
- non·am·pu·ta·tion, noun
- post·am·pu·ta·tion, adjective
- self-am·pu·ta·tion, noun
- un·am·pu·tat·ed, adjective
- un·am·pu·ta·tive, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for amputate
amputate
/ (ˈæmpjʊˌteɪt) /
verb
surgery to remove (all or part of a limb, esp an arm or leg)
Origin of amputate
1C17: from Latin amputāre, from am- around + putāre to trim, prune
Derived forms of amputate
- amputation, noun
- amputator, noun
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