About The Word Amputate
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Amputate
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What's The Definition Of Amputate?
[v] remove surgically; of limbs
Synonyms | Synonyms for Amputate: cut off Related Terms | Find terms related to Amputate: abscind | annihilate | ax | ban | bar | bisect | bob | butcher | carve | chop | cleave | clip | crop | cull | cut | cut away | cut in two | cut off | cut out | dichotomize | dissever | dock | eliminate | enucleate | eradicate | except | excise | exclude | extinguish | extirpate | fissure | gash | hack | halve | hew | incise | isolate | jigsaw | knock off | lance | lop | mutilate | nip | pare | peel | pick out | prune | rend | rive | root out | rule out | saw | scissor | set apart | set aside | sever | shave | shear | slash | slice | slit | snip | split | stamp out | strike off | strip | strip off | sunder | take off | take out | tear | truncate | whittle | wipe out See Also | cut | remove | take | take away | withdraw Amputate In Webster's Dictionary \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.
2. (Surg.) To cut off (a limb or projecting part of the
body). --Wiseman.
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