amputates

Meaning of amputates

verb, 3rd person present
  1. cut off (a limb) by surgical operation.
    surgeons had to amputate her left hand

mid 16th century: from Latin amputat- ‘lopped off’, from amputare, from am- (for amb- ‘about’) + putare ‘to prune’.

Information about amputates

  • It is a verb.
  • The singular form of amputates is: amputate.
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Hyphenation of amputates

am-pu-tates

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
  • amputates is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

amputates synonyms

Meaning divide by cutting or slicing, especially suddenly and forcibly:

sever

Meaning (of a ship) come into a dock and tie up at a wharf:

dock

Meaning split or sever (something), especially along a natural line or grain:

cleave

Meaning cause to move or be apart:

separate

Meaning (of two things) move away from each other:

part

Meaning disengage (something or part of something) and remove it:

detach

Meaning break the connection of or between:

disconnect

Meaning divide or sever (something):

dissever

Meaning cut off or away:

abscise

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