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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Recent Examples of amputate
Unable to free her without collapsing the building, Dr. Andy Sullivan stepped in to amputate her leg.
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Alex Gurley, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025
His left leg and arm were later amputated, and Bakhmut has been devastated by the war.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
Yet his A1c remains high, and last year doctors amputated part of a toe.
—The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
Perez was rushed to a hospital, where his legs were amputated before he was declared brain dead on Friday, Vazquez said.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2025
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Alex Gurley, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025
His left leg and arm were later amputated, and Bakhmut has been devastated by the war.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
Yet his A1c remains high, and last year doctors amputated part of a toe.
—The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
Perez was rushed to a hospital, where his legs were amputated before he was declared brain dead on Friday, Vazquez said.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amputate
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University centers are bracing to lose their funding, which could sever the pipeline of scientists and physicians who specialize in occupational health and environmental toxicology.—
Will Stone,
NPR,
2 May 2025
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Now, President Donald Trump’s administration is moving to sever the link between academia and government by freezing billions of dollars in federal grants to top research institutions.—
Sarah Kreps,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Apr. 2025
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Donald Trump is yanking federal funds from public media.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
2 May 2025
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Soon thereafter, starving, Cage yanks the dead rat from the ground and holds it to his teeth, about to take a bite.—
Rachel Handler,
Vulture,
2 May 2025
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“Amputate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amputate. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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