verb am· pu· tate ˈam-pyə-ˌtāt amputated; amputating transitive verb : to remove by or as if by cutting especially : to cut (a part, such as a limb) from the body amputation ˌam-pyə-ˈtā-shən noun Example Sentences His arm was badly injured and had to be amputated.

to cut off (all or part of a limb or digit of the body), as by surgery. to prune, lop off, or remove: Because of space limitations the editor amputated the last two paragraphs of the news report. …

in English. amputate. verb [ T or I ] uk / ˈæm.pjə.teɪt / us / ˈæm.pjə.teɪt /. to cut off a part of the body: They had to amputate his foot to free him from the wreckage. In these cases there is no …

am·pu·tat·ing. , am·pu·tates. To cut off (a projecting body part), especially by surgery. [Latin amputāre, amputāt-, to cut around : am-, ambi-, around; see ambi- + putāre, to cut; see pau- in Indo-European roots .] am′pu·ta′tion n. am′pu·ta′tor n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

amputate Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Encyclopedia . amputate (ăm′pyo͝o-tāt′) tr.v. ampu·tated, ampu·tating, ampu·tates To cut off (a projecting body part), especially by surgery. am′pu·ta′tion n. am′pu·ta′tor n. The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2007, 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company.

amputate - remove surgically; "amputate limbs". cut off. practice of medicine, medicine - the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard".

amputate verb [ T or I ] us / ˈæm.pjə.teɪt / uk / ˈæm.pjə.teɪt / to cut off a part of the body: They had to amputate his foot to free him from the wreckage. In these cases there is no choice but …

amputate in American English. (ˈæmpjuˌteit) transitive verb Word forms: -tated, -tating. 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 amputated the last two paragraphs of the news report. 3. obsolete.

Amputation is the intentional surgical removal of a limb or body part. It is performed to remove diseased tissue or relieve pain. Purpose Arms, legs, hands, feet, fingers, and toes can be amputated. Most amputations involve small body parts such as a finger, rather than an entire limb.

Part of speech: Noun AMPUTATION. Part of speech: Verb Tocutoff, asalimb. Usage examples for "amputate":