AMPUTATE Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

amputate

verb

Definition of amputate

as in to sever

medical to remove (part of a person's body) His arm was badly injured and had to be amputated.

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Relevance

Dissimilar Words

reattach

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Recent Examples of amputate In Cohen's case, his distal femur bone was amputated, and his tibia bone was rotated 180 degrees and fused with what remained of his femur. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026 Yevhenii Lakhnenko, a 46-year-old army serviceman who had his right arm and left leg amputated after being wounded last October, said swimming had been central to his recovery. — ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026 After several months of treatment, zoo officials said the decision was made to amputate Crimson’s leg. — Jasmine Mendez follow, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026 Eventually, gangrene set in and part of his foot had to be amputated. — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for amputate

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By weaving lasercomm links across space, airborne and terrestrial nodes alongside existing fiber and RF, leaders create self-healing mesh networks that guarantee mission-critical throughput even when primary links are severed or jammed.

— Rohit Jha, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Earlier this year, the Pentagon severed longstanding ties with prestigious universities that had been a pipeline for military leadership, forging new relationships with Christian schools and public universities.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of sever

Verb

Zabransky was the first person to reach Rabb in the end zone, yanking him into the air for a bear hug.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 3 Oct. 2026
There’s also an ending that revels in a form of catharsis — for the audience watching the play, not the movie — before yanking that, too, away.

— David Mack, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of yank

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