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
His ring finger on his right hand was fully amputated and his middle finger was partially amputated, with attempts made to reconstruct it.
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 5 Feb. 2025
Despite initially being told his bone had been damaged and his arm would probably need to be amputated, doctors managed to save it.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 21 Feb. 2025
But amputating functioning limbs was nearly always a form of punishment.
—Sarah Barringer, The Conversation, 18 Feb. 2025
Doctors wanted to amputate Ainscough’s arm and give her full-body chemotherapy, Ainscough said.
—Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 5 Feb. 2025
Despite initially being told his bone had been damaged and his arm would probably need to be amputated, doctors managed to save it.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 21 Feb. 2025
But amputating functioning limbs was nearly always a form of punishment.
—Sarah Barringer, The Conversation, 18 Feb. 2025
Doctors wanted to amputate Ainscough’s arm and give her full-body chemotherapy, Ainscough said.
—Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for amputate
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“Amputate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amputate. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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