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amputateamputate /ˈæmpyəˌteɪt/ verb [intransitive, transitive] ETYMOLOGYamputateOrigin: 1500-1600 Latin, past participle of amputare, from amb- around + putare to cut VERB TABLEamputate |
Present | I, you, we, they | amputate | | he, she, it | amputates | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | amputated | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have amputated | | he, she, it | has amputated | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had amputated | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will amputate | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have amputated |
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Present | I | am amputating | | he, she, it | is amputating | | you, we, they | are amputating | Past | I, he, she, it | was amputating | | you, we, they | were amputating | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been amputating | | he, she, it | has been amputating | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been amputating | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be amputating | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been amputating |
THESAURUSpiece of something► THESAURUS to separate something by cutting it from the main part: We had to cut off some of the lower branches. ► amputate formal to cut off someone’s arm, leg, foot, etc. in a medical operation: The foot became infected and had to be amputated. ► sever formal to cut off a part of someone’s body in an accident or an attack: Her hand was severed in the accident. to cut off someone’s arm, leg, finger, etc. during a medical operation: Two toes had to be amputated because of frostbite.► see thesaurus at cut1 [Origin: 1500–1600 Latin, past participle of amputare, from amb- around + putare to cut]—amputation /ˌæmpyəˈteɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable] |