Meaning amputate
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amputate1630s, back-formation from amputation or else from Latin amputatus, past participle of amputare "to cut off, to prune." Related: Amputated; amputating.
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amputateto surgically remove a limb.
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amputatev. To remove by cutting, as a limb or some portion of the body.
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amputateCut off.
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amputate(v) remove surgically
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amputateTo amputate something is to cut it off. An operation where a doctor has to cut off a body part because of a severe injury or infection is called an amputation. Some body parts that might get amputated [..]
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amputate1. To prune or lop off, as branches or tendrils. 2. <surgery> To cut off (a limb or projecting part (of the body). Origin: L. Amputatus, p. P. Of amputare: amb- + putare to prune, putus clean, akin to E. Pure. See Putative. (01 Mar 1998)
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