amputate en · VERB
Pronunciation
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- /ˈæmpjʊteɪt/
Etymology
From Latin amputō (“prune, cut away”). The original sense of pruning (a tree, etc.) became obsolete. The OED considers uses related to anything other than an animal limb to be figurative uses of the modern sense.
Meanings
- (obsolete) To cut off, to prune.
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To surgically remove a part of the body, especially a limb.
The surgeon had to amputate the patient’s leg to save his life.
Several soldiers had limbs amputated after the battle.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| amputated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| amputated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| amputates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| amputating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
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Translations (35)
ru ампути́ровать (to surgically remove a body part) · ro amputa (to surgically remove a body part) · cmn 截肢 (to surgically remove a body part) · es amputar (to surgically remove a body part) · mk ампути́ра (to surgically remove a body part) · gl amputar (to surgically remove a body part) · be ампутава́ць (to surgically remove a body part) · fi amputoida (to surgically remove a body part) · mi pōuto (to surgically remove a body part) · grc ἀποκόπτω (to surgically remove a body part) · cmn 切斷 /切断 (to surgically remove a body part) · uk ампутува́ти (to surgically remove a body part) · nl amputeren (to surgically remove a body part) · bg ампути́рам (to surgically remove a body part) · nl afzetten (to surgically remove a body part) · am ቆረጠ (to surgically remove a body part) · de amputieren (to surgically remove a body part) · fr amputer (to surgically remove a body part) · pl amputować (to surgically remove a body part) · hy անդամահատել (to surgically remove a body part) · ko 절단하다 (to surgically remove a body part) · sk amputovať (to surgically remove a body part) · ca amputar (to surgically remove a body part) · el ακρωτηριάζω (to surgically remove a body part) · sl amputȋrati (to surgically remove a body part) · sv amputera (to surgically remove a body part) · sh amputírati (to surgically remove a body part) · tr ampüte etmek (to surgically remove a body part) · sh ампути́рати (to surgically remove a body part) · ja 切断する (to surgically remove a body part) · tl gapungin (to surgically remove a body part) · ar بَتَرَ (to surgically remove a body part) · pt amputar (to surgically remove a body part) · cs amputovat (to surgically remove a body part) · it amputare (to surgically remove a body part)