AMPUTATE


Meaning of AMPUTATE in English

[ 'ampjʊteɪt ]

■ verb cut off (a limb) by surgical operation.

Derivatives

amputation noun

amputator noun

Origin

C16: from L. amputat- , amputare 'lop off'.

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