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Amputate — Am pu*tate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Amputated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Amputating}.] [L. amputatus, p. p. of amputare: amb + putare to prune, putus clean, akin to E. pure. See {Putative}.] 1. To prune or lop off, as branches or tendrils. [1913 Webster] 2 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
amputate — [v] remove a limb cut away, cut off, dismember, eliminate, excise, lop, separate, sever, truncate; concepts 176,211 … New thesaurus
amputate — ► VERB ▪ cut off (a limb) in a surgical operation. DERIVATIVES amputation noun. ORIGIN Latin amputare lop off … English terms dictionary
limb — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ long ▪ short ▪ slender, thin ▪ flailing ▪ Two arms reached around her flailing limbs … Collocations dictionary
amputate — verb Amputate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑arm, ↑leg, ↑limb … Collocations dictionary
amputate — transitive verb ( tated; tating) Etymology: Latin amputatus, past participle of amputare, from am , amb around + putare to cut, prune more at ambi Date: 1612 to remove by or as if by cutting; especially to cut (as a limb) from the body •… … New Collegiate Dictionary
amputate — amputation, n. amputative, adj. amputator, n. /am pyoo tayt /, v.t., amputated, amputating. 1. to cut off (all or part of a limb or digit of the body), as by surgery. 2. to prune, lop off, or remove: Because of space limitations the editor… … Universalium
amputate — verb To surgically remove a part of the body, especially a limb See Also: amputation, amputee … Wiktionary
amputate — am·pu·tate am pyə .tāt vt, tat·ed; tat·ing to cut (as a limb) from the body am·pu·ta·tion .am pyə tā shən n … Medical dictionary
amputate — am·pu·tate || æmpjÊŠteɪt v. cut off a limb; remove an organ … English contemporary dictionary
amputate — [ ampjʊteɪt] verb cut off (a limb) by surgical operation. Derivatives amputation noun amputator noun Origin C16: from L. amputat , amputare lop off … English new terms dictionary
