amputate
[ am-pyoo-teyt ]
/ ˈæm pyʊˌteɪt /
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.
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amputate
/ (ˈæmpjʊˌteɪt) /
verb
surgery to remove (all or part of a limb, esp an arm or leg)
Derived forms of amputate
amputation, nounamputator, nounWord Origin for amputate
C17: from Latin amputāre, from am- around + putāre to trim, prune
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Medical definitions for amputate
amputate
[ ăm′pyu-tāt′ ]
v.
To cut off a part of the body, especially by surgery.
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