amputate
Meaning of amputate
- cut off (a limb) by surgical operation.
surgeons had to amputate her left hand
mid 16th century: from Latin amputat- ‘lopped off’, from amputare, from am- (for amb- ‘about’) + putare ‘to prune’.
Information about amputate
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of amputate is: amputates.
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Hyphenation of amputate
am-pu-tate
- It consists of 3 syllables and 8 chars.
- amputate is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
amputate synonyms
Meaning divide by cutting or slicing, especially suddenly and forcibly:
Meaning (of a ship) come into a dock and tie up at a wharf:
Meaning split or sever (something), especially along a natural line or grain:
Meaning cause to move or be apart:
Meaning (of two things) move away from each other:
Meaning disengage (something or part of something) and remove it:
Meaning break the connection of or between:
Meaning divide or sever (something):
Meaning cut off or away:
Translation of amputate
Words that rhyme with amputate
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