English Explanatory Dictionary

ampute

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To amputate (a limb).

Word forms

ampute amputes amputing amputed

Etymology

Borrowed from French amputer (“to amputate”) or its etymon Latin amputāre, amputō. Doublet of amputate, which was borrowed through the past participle amputātus.

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