amputate
pronunciation
How to pronounce amputate in British English:
UK [ˈæmpjuteɪt]
How to pronounce amputate in American English:
US [ˈæmpjʊˌtet]
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- Verb:
- remove surgically
Word Origin
- amputate (v.)
- 1630s, back-formation from amputation or else from Latin amputatus, past participle of amputare "to cut off, to prune." Related: Amputated; amputating.
Example
- 1. A bolder plan b would amputate well above the site of infection , cutting off spain , ireland , portugal and cyprus too .
- 2. Spain 's government swore to amputate his arms if he returned .
- 3. Doctors later had to amputate one of his legs and he lay in a critical condition for months .
- 4. In these cases there is no choice but to amputate .
- 5. If a man had a gangrenous foot would you have patience with anyone who hesitated to amputate it ?