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amputate
US /ˈæm.pjə.teɪt/
UK /ˈæm.pjə.teɪt/
1.
cut off (a limb or other appendage of the body) by surgical operation
:
•
The doctors had to
amputate
his leg due to the severe infection.
•
He lost several fingers and had to have one hand
amputated
after the accident.
:
sever
remove
excise
lop off
cut off
:
amputation