amputate
To surgically remove a part of the body, especially a limbTo surgically remove a part of the body, especially a limb.
» Tom had his left leg amputated.
Тому ампутировали левую ногу. — odexed
Тому ампутували ліву ногу. — deniko
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2 sensesTo surgically remove a part of the body, especially a limb.
The surgeon had to amputate the patient’s leg to save his life.
Several soldiers had limbs amputated after the battle.
amputieren
ампути́роватьamputírovatʹ
ампутува́тиamputuváty
remove surgically
(obsolete)To cut off, to prune.
Examples
75 sentencesTom had his left leg amputated.
Тому ампутували ліву ногу. — deniko
ruТому ампутировали левую ногу. — odexed
Tom's leg needed to be amputated.
Ногу Тома потрібно було ампутувати. — deniko
ruНогу Тома нужно было ампутировать. — odexed
Your left leg has been amputated.
Tom's arm needs to be amputated.
Tom's leg needs to be amputated.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin amputō (“prune, cut away”). The original sense of pruning (a tree, etc.) becameFrom Latin amputō (“prune, cut away”). The original sense of pruning (a tree, etc.) became obsolete. The OED considers uses related to anything other than an animal limb to be figurative uses of the modern sense.
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Forms
amputates, amputating, amputated, amputatedSynonyms
1 synonyms- remove surgically:cut off
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.