amputate
verb (used with object)
to cut off (all or part of a limb or digit of the body), as by surgery.
amputator
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a word derived from
amputate.
Example Sentences
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Corvino, who stood near superintending the amputation, uttered a loud shout, at the same time commanding the amputator to desist.
From The Finger of Fate A Romance by Mayne Reid
