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Definitions for Amputate
[1] to cut off (all or part of a limb or digit of the body), as by surgery.
[2] to prune, lop off, or remove: Because of space limitations the editor amputated the last two paragraphs of the news report.
[3] Obsolete . to prune, as branches of trees.
[4] surgery to remove (all or part of a limb, esp an arm or leg)
Words related to Amputate
sever, excise, truncate, separate, lop, eliminate, dismember
Words nearby Amputate
ampullaceous, ampullar pregnancy, ampullary crest, ampullitis, ampullula, amputate, amputation, amputation in continuity, amputation neuroma, amputee, ampycus
Origin of Amputate
1630–40; < Latin amputātus pruned, trimmed (past participle of amputāre ), equivalent to am(bi ) around (cf. ambi-) + put- trim + -ātus -ate1
Other 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
Word origin for Amputate
C17: from Latin amputāre, from am- around + putāre to trim, prune
Synonyms for Amputate
cut away, cut off, sever, dismember, eliminate, excise, lop, separate, truncate