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View usage for: (æmpjʊteɪt) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense amputates, present participle amputating, past tense, past participle amputatedverbTo 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. To save his life, doctors amputated his legs. [VERB noun] He had to have one leg amputated above the knee. [have noun VERB-ed] [Also VERB]Synonyms: cut off, remove, separate, sever More Synonyms of amputate amputation (æmpjʊteɪʃən)Word forms: plural amputations variable noun He lived only hours after the amputation. amputate in British English (ˈæmpjʊˌteɪt) verb surgery to remove (all or part of a limb, esp an arm or leg) Derived forms amputation (ˌampuˈtation) noun amputator (ˈampuˌtator) noun Word origin C17: from Latin amputāre, from am- around + putāre to trim, prune amputate in American English (ˈæmpjuˌteɪt; ˈæmpjəˌteɪt) verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈampuˌtated or ˈampuˌtating to cut off (an arm, leg, etc.), esp. by surgery Derived forms amputation (ˌampuˈtation) noun amputator (ˈampuˌtator) noun Word origin < L amputatus, pp. of amputare < am-, for ambi-, ambi- + putare, to trim, prune < IE * putos, part. form of base * peu-, to strike > pave Examples of 'amputate' in a sentenceamputate In other languagesamputate British English: amputate VERB 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. To save his life, doctors amputated his legs. - American English: amputate
- Brazilian Portuguese: amputar
- Chinese: 截 > 肢
- European Spanish: amputar
- French: amputer
- German: amputieren
- Italian: amputare
- Japanese: >切断する手術で
- Korean: > 절단하다사지를
- European Portuguese: amputar
- Latin American Spanish: amputar
Chinese translation of 'amputate'Definition to cut off (a limb or part of a limb) for medical reasons To save his life, doctors amputated his legs. Additional synonymsWhen you remove the branches, cut beyond the trunk ridge. Synonyms amputate, cut off, excise, chop off, hack off, lop off Definition to sever or be severed Separate the garlic into cloves. Synonyms sever, detach, disconnect, disengage, break apart, split in two, disunite, divide in two, disassemble, uncouple, bifurcate, disjoin Definition to cut right through or cut off (something) Oil was still gushing from the severed fuel line. Synonyms cut, separate, split, part, divide, rend (literary), detach, disconnect, cleave, bisect, disunite, cut in two, sunder, disjoin |