as in to sever
medical
to remove (part of a person's body)
His arm was badly injured and had to be amputated.
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Recent Examples of amputate
Straight out of the box, the gadget overhauls the landscaping and all but amputates Gromit’s paws.
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 27 Oct. 2024
The former German third-division professional footballer broke his knee in a collision with a goalkeeper while playing for Fortuna Koln in 2001 and had to have his left lower leg amputated.
—Charlotte Harpur, The Athletic, 29 Aug. 2024
George Curlee, 50, recently had his toe amputated because of complications from diabetes.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
My children Mohammad and Batool, and my sister Banan, whose leg was amputated after the airstrike, were miraculously able to leave Gaza to receive medical treatment abroad.
—Ahmed Abu Artema, TIME, 12 Oct. 2024
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 27 Oct. 2024
The former German third-division professional footballer broke his knee in a collision with a goalkeeper while playing for Fortuna Koln in 2001 and had to have his left lower leg amputated.
—Charlotte Harpur, The Athletic, 29 Aug. 2024
George Curlee, 50, recently had his toe amputated because of complications from diabetes.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
My children Mohammad and Batool, and my sister Banan, whose leg was amputated after the airstrike, were miraculously able to leave Gaza to receive medical treatment abroad.
—Ahmed Abu Artema, TIME, 12 Oct. 2024
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“Amputate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amputate. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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