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
Veterinarians amputated part of the tegu's tongue and gave it steroids.
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Neal Riley, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
The first patient on display is Porkchop, who had a flipper amputated after being rescued last March.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Part of his left leg was amputated due to osteosarcoma.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2026
After scheming his way through training by an ever-growing web of lies that included a cancer treatment, Seth tried to redeem himself by taking a bullet to save Nolan’s (Nathan Fillion) life at the cost of his lower leg, which was shattered and later amputated.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2026
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Neal Riley, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
The first patient on display is Porkchop, who had a flipper amputated after being rescued last March.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Part of his left leg was amputated due to osteosarcoma.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2026
After scheming his way through training by an ever-growing web of lies that included a cancer treatment, Seth tried to redeem himself by taking a bullet to save Nolan’s (Nathan Fillion) life at the cost of his lower leg, which was shattered and later amputated.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amputate
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The digital video poster went live in November, featuring Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi’s character Dek holding aloft a smaller, human figure, which had been severed in two.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2026
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Dozens more clients have severed ties with the agency over Wasserman’s Epstein controversy.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2026
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Texas coach Vic Schaefer has also yanked post players Justice Carlton and Ashton Judd after on-court errors in the first half, and the Longhorns entered this timeout with four guards and Oldacre on the court.—
Danny Davis,
Austin American Statesman,
6 Feb. 2026
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Mitchell’s companion yanked a necklace off Reed’s neck before both suspects fled the area, authorities said.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Amputate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amputate. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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