| 释义 |
am·pu·tate
\ˈampyəˌtāt, ˈaam-, usu -ād.+V\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin amputatus, past participle of amputare to cut around, prune, from am-, amb- around + putare to cut, prune — more at ambi-, pave
1. : to cut or lop off : prune
< amputating data from its cultural context — S.E.Hyman >
< a dimension has been amputated from man's political existence — Irving Kristol >
2. : to cut off (a limb or portion of a limb or a projecting part of the body) — compare excise |