amputate
verb
am·pu·tate
ˈam-pyə-ˌtāt 
amputated; amputating
: to remove by or as if by cutting
especially
: to cut (a part, such as a limb) from the body
Examples of amputate in a Sentence
His arm was badly injured and had to be amputated.
Recent Examples on the Web
What was the cast’s reaction to having Antonia Thomas back, but then also giving her cancer, a virus and then ultimately amputating her arm?
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Meredith Woerner, Variety, 22 May 2024
After two major infections, Otto had his right leg amputated above the knee in 2007.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024
Porter Ellett, who had his right arm amputated as a teenager and went on to a position on the Chiefs coaching staff, received the Art Hains Inspirational Award.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2024
The attack blew the legs off Bassam Shaka, the mayor of Nablus; Karim Khalaf, the mayor of Ramallah, was forced to have his foot amputated.
—Mark Mazzetti Jonathan Davis Anna Diamond David Mason, New York Times, 16 May 2024
Union officials warned that trucks were driven carelessly, even after one worker was run over and had his leg amputated.
—Sarah Hurtes, New York Times, 8 May 2024
Doctors were considering amputating his hands and feet, which had turned black from lack of oxygen.
—Koh Ewe, TIME, 2 May 2024
There's this one five-year-old girl who had her leg amputated in Gaza, but it was amputated really badly.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 May 2024
His left arm was amputated and wrapped in a tourniquet.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024
Meredith Woerner, Variety, 22 May 2024
After two major infections, Otto had his right leg amputated above the knee in 2007.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024
Porter Ellett, who had his right arm amputated as a teenager and went on to a position on the Chiefs coaching staff, received the Art Hains Inspirational Award.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2024
The attack blew the legs off Bassam Shaka, the mayor of Nablus; Karim Khalaf, the mayor of Ramallah, was forced to have his foot amputated.
—Mark Mazzetti Jonathan Davis Anna Diamond David Mason, New York Times, 16 May 2024
Union officials warned that trucks were driven carelessly, even after one worker was run over and had his leg amputated.
—Sarah Hurtes, New York Times, 8 May 2024
Doctors were considering amputating his hands and feet, which had turned black from lack of oxygen.
—Koh Ewe, TIME, 2 May 2024
There's this one five-year-old girl who had her leg amputated in Gaza, but it was amputated really badly.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 May 2024
His left arm was amputated and wrapped in a tourniquet.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024
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amputate
verb
am·pu·tate
ˈam-pyə-ˌtāt
amputated; amputating
: to cut off
especially
: to cut off an arm or leg from the body
Medical Definition
amputate
transitive verb
am·pu·tate
ˈam-pyə-ˌtāt
amputated; amputating
: to cut (as a limb) from the body
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