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amputate
[ am-pyoo-teyt ]
verb (used with object)
- 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.
amputate
/ ˈæʊˌٱɪ /
verb
- surgery to remove (all or part of a limb, esp an arm or leg)
Derived Forms
- ˌˈٲپDz, noun
- ˈˌٲٴǰ, noun
Other Word Forms
- p·ٲtDz noun
- p·ٲt adjective
- p·ٲtǰ noun
- ԴDza··ٲtDz noun
- Dza··ٲtDz adjective
- self-p·ٲtDz noun
- ܲ·p·ٲe adjective
- un·p·ٲt adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of amputate1
Example Sentences
Drag queen Jiggly Caliente, a fierce performer who competed on “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” will take time away from the spotlight to focus on her health after a portion of her right leg was recently amputated.
He raises his arm to demonstrate his defensive motion, but instead of his hand there is now a stump, the limb that saved him needing to be amputated in the aftermath.
Saffanah had her lower legs and forearms amputated in March at Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary as a result of compartment syndrome.
Miller, a former Navy Seal, was so badly injured in Ramadi that he suffered traumatic brain injury and memory loss, and had to have a leg amputated.
A woman who had her leg amputated due to hospital failings has been awarded a multimillion-pound compensation deal.
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