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amputate

Syllabification: (am·pu·tate)
Pronunciation: /ˈampyəˌtāt/
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Definition of amputate

verb

[with object]
  • cut off (a limb), typically by surgical operation:surgeons had to amputate her left hand the wounded had to have legs or arms amputated

Derivatives

amputation

Pronunciation: /ˌampyəˈtāSHən/
noun

Origin:

mid 16th century: from Latin amputat- 'lopped off', from amputare, from am- (for amb- 'around') + putare 'to prune'

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