amputate[verb]Synonyms: cut off, curtail, lop, remove, separate, sever, truncate
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am‧pu‧tate /ˈæmpjəteɪt, ˈæmpjʊteɪt/
verb [intransitive and transitive][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;
Origin: past participle of amputare, from amb- 'around' + putare 'to cut']
to cut off someone’s arm, leg, finger etc during a medical operation:
Two of her toes were amputated because of frostbite.—amputation /ˌæmpjəˈteɪʃ
ən, ˌæmpjʊˈteɪʃ
ən/
noun [uncountable and countable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲