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
Perez was rushed to a hospital, where his legs were amputated before he was declared brain dead on Friday, Vazquez said.
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Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2025
This is where fans find out his right leg has been amputated from the knee down.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 11 Apr. 2025
The British driver was involved in a severe crash during a Formula 4 race and had to have both of his legs amputated.
—Daniel Wine, CNN, 24 Mar. 2025
The circus worker later had his arm amputated above the elbow in the hospital, the outlet added.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2025
This is where fans find out his right leg has been amputated from the knee down.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 11 Apr. 2025
The British driver was involved in a severe crash during a Formula 4 race and had to have both of his legs amputated.
—Daniel Wine, CNN, 24 Mar. 2025
The circus worker later had his arm amputated above the elbow in the hospital, the outlet added.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amputate
Verb
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Challenges with management, staffing, food costs, and the service market forced us to file bankruptcy to sever contract liabilities.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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Bieber has also publicly severed ties with his fashion brand Drew House.—
Marina Watts,
People.com,
17 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Kelly, the lifeguard, jumped off her perch and yanked Harel back, toward the lockers, by the hair.—
Adam Levin,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2025
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And when he’s actually pulled away and thrown into the back of a cab, Kilmer’s exit is as unceremonious as a cable yanked out from an amp, leaving viewers drifting along the film’s woozy currents.—
Beatrice Loayza,
The Atlantic,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Amputate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amputate. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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