ALL meanings of amputate
am·pu·tate
A a - verb amputate To amputate someone's arm or leg means to cut all or part of it off in an operation because it is diseased or badly damaged. 3
- verb amputate to remove (all or part of a limb, esp an arm or leg) 3
- verb transitive amputate to cut off (an arm, leg, etc.), esp. by surgery 3
- noun amputate Cut off (a limb), typically by surgical operation. 1
- verb with object amputate to cut off (all or part of a limb or digit of the body), as by surgery. 1
- verb with object amputate to prune, lop off, or remove: Because of space limitations the editor amputated the last two paragraphs of the news report. 1
- verb with object amputate Obsolete. to prune, as branches of trees. 1
- transitive verb amputate sever surgically 1
- verb amputate To surgically remove a part of the body, especially a limb. 0