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    amputate
    /ˈampjʊteɪt/

    verb

    • 1. cut off (a limb) by surgical operation: "surgeons had to amputate her left hand"

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  2. : to remove by or as if by cutting. especially : to cut (a part, such as a limb) from the body. amputation. ˌam-pyə-ˈtā-shən. noun. Examples of amputate in a Sentence. His arm was badly injured and had to be amputated.

  3. to cut off part of the body: [ T ] Doctors had to amputate his leg below the knee.

  4. Amputate definition: to cut off (all or part of a limb or digit of the body), as by surgery.. See examples of AMPUTATE used in a sentence.

  5. Definition of amputate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  6. Use the verb amputate when you need to describe the surgical removal of a limb, such as an arm or a leg. For example, a doctor might amputate an accident victim's badly crushed arm.

  7. To amputate someone's arm or leg means to cut all or part of it off in an operation because it is diseased or badly damaged.

  8. amputate meaning: to cut off someone's leg, arm, finger, etc in a medical operation: . Learn more.

  9. Definition of amputation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. amputate. (ăm′pyo͝o-tāt′) tr.v. ampu·tated, ampu·tating, ampu·tates. To cut off (a projecting body part), especially by surgery. am′pu·ta′tion n. am′pu·ta′tor n. The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2007, 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

  11. Define amputate. amputate synonyms, amputate pronunciation, amputate translation, English dictionary definition of amputate. tr.v. am·pu·tat·ed , am·pu·tat·ing , am·pu·tates To cut off , especially by surgery. am′pu·ta′tion n. am′pu·ta′tor n.