Synonyms of amputate

amputate

verb

as in to sever

medical to remove (part of a person's body)

His arm was badly injured and had to be amputated.

Related Words

• sever
• yank
• rip
• tear
• cut (off)
• pull
• grab
• extract
• snatch
• dissever
• wrest
• seize
• snap (up)
• wrench
• uproot
• force
• jerk
• pry
• nab
• prize
• nip
• lop (off)
• root (out)

Dissimilar Words

• reattach

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of amputate

The existing trunk is amputated, so a precise incision is made in the vascular tissue, causing significant stress on the plant. — Cathrine Todd, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Her body had been cut in half, in a manner resembling a hemicorporectomy, a rare medical procedure in which the lower body is amputated at the waist. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 June 2026

Matt Miller, an NFL draft analyst for ESPN, says his left arm was amputated after he was involved in a car accident last week. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 23 June 2026

Not to be daunted, Kristen chooses to have a leg amputated, replaced with a prosthetic, rather than lose the ability to surf. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 22 June 2026