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Word: Amputate
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
mid 16th century: from Latin amputat- ‘lopped off’, from amputare, from am- (for amb- ‘about’) + putare ‘to prune’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈampjʊteɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
cut off (a limb) by surgical operation
Short Definition:cut off limb by surgical operation
Examples:- surgeons had to amputate her left hand
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