amputate
verb (used with object)
to cut off (all or part of a limb or digit of the body), as by surgery.
amputated
-
past participleof amputate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
-
past tense formof amputate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
amputateverb (used with object)to cut off (all or part of a limb or digit of the body), as by surgery.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Sources close to the duchess said Meghan warned Markle in a letter - sent while he was in hospital in the Philippines after having his leg amputated - that he would never meet his grandchildren.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
He is reportedly now living in a Florida rehabilitation centre learning to walk again after having a leg amputated in 2025.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
A critically endangered roloway monkey has given birth only months after a pioneering operation spared her from having her foot amputated.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
One parent told the news outlet that her 18-year-old daughter had to have her right foot amputated after her diagnosis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
I met another service member who’d had a leg amputated and asked me a lot of questions about the Secret Service.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
