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amputate
am·pu·tate
[
ámpyə tàyt
]
(
past and past participle
am·pu·tat·ed
,
present participle
am·pu·tat·ing
,
3rd person present singular
am·pu·tates
)
transitive and intransitive verb
Definition:
cut off part of body:
to cut off a limb or other appendage of the body, especially in a surgical operation
[
Mid-16th century. < Latin
amputat-
, past participle of
amputare
"cut around" <
ambi-
"around" +
putare
"cut"
]
am·pu·ta·tion
[
àmpyə táysh'n
]
noun
am·pu·ta·tor
noun
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
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