as in severs
medical
to remove (part of a person's body)
His arm was badly injured and had to be amputated.
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Then make a 45-degree cut from the bed towards the first cut to form a trench that severs the root system of the nearby grass.—
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However, this balance is unexpectedly shattered when a sudden rupture severs those connections, scattering their remnant powers across the land in the form of Anima.—
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Suddenly, someone in the audience yanks her violently into the screaming mass of people.—
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In each Whatever After novel, a magic portal yanks the main character, Abby, out of her comfortable life and thrusts her into another reality.—
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“Amputates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amputates. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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