Definition of amputate in English:

amputate

verbˈampjʊteɪtˈæmpjəˌteɪt

[with object]

Cut off (a limb) by surgical operation.
截（肢）
surgeons had to amputate her left hand
外科医生不得不截掉她的左手。
Example sentencesExamples
- The surgeries took 14 hours, and they wanted to amputate my right leg.
- It was this faith that saw him through a complicated surgery to amputate his right leg on account of diabetes-related complications.
- The dilemma of the surgeon being asked to amputate a healthy limb is similar.
- She had grown so used to carrying Muffin around that she felt as if the vet had amputated a limb.
- They might have beheaded heretics and adulterers and amputated the limbs of petty thieves but they didn't bother us.
- Gangrene set in and surgeons had to amputate the leg to save his life.
- There's also the possibility that you could be suffering from a dysmorphic disorder, such as the one experienced by people who feel a compulsive need to amputate their own limbs.
- Surgeons had to amputate both hands and her legs just below the knee, to prevent the spread of infection.
- A clear cell carcinoma in keeping with renal origin was found on biopsy, and the finger was amputated.
- Fire chiefs have admitted that as soldiers are unable to use cutting gear, surgeons might have to amputate limbs of car crash victims at accident scenes.
- He stirred and I worried that he would wake while I was amputating his leg.
- If tissue damage is severe, a health care provider may need to remove the tissue surgically or amputate the limb.
- I said that - something about, ‘You have to amputate an infected limb for the patient to survive.’
- A Scottish surgeon who caused controversy by amputating healthy limbs from patients suffering from an as yet unrecognised condition has won a major boost in his bid to get the disorder officially classified in the bible of mental illness.
- By inhibiting such a current after amputating a salamander's leg, they can, in effect, flip a switch that shuts down the process of regrowth.
- I used starch when the client demanded it and made the creases sharp enough to amputate a limb.
- We can measure his heart rhythms, take his blood pressure and even amputate a limb.
- When a limb gets infected and is beyond repair, and there is danger of the patient losing his life because of this, the surgeon has no other option left to save his life than to amputate the infected limb.
- Several years and a couple surgeries later, her foot was amputated below the knee.
- Surgeons decided to remove his infected limbs to stop the disease spreading, amputating both his legs above the knee, his right hand and forearm and the fingers and thumb on his left hand.
Synonyms
cut off, sever, remove (surgically), saw off, chop off, lop off, hack off, dock, cleave, hew off, shear off, slice off
separate, part, detach, disconnect
rare dissever, abscise

Derivatives

amputator

noun

The sight of paratroopers and Gurkhas on the streets of Freetown sent a signal to the local population that they should not lose hope, that they would be offered protection from Sankoh's amputators.
Example sentencesExamples
- Still, at least losing him won't endanger the very defence of our nation, in danger as it is of being overrun by foreign hoards, be they limb amputators, celibate pixies or harpoon-wielding Eskimos.
- The allegation arose because he wrote in a newspaper column that they were ‘limb amputators and women oppressors’.

Origin

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

This is from the Latin verb amputare ‘lop off’, based on putare ‘to prune’.

Definition of amputate in US English:

amputate

verbˈampyəˌtātˈæmpjəˌteɪt

[with object]

Cut off (a limb) by surgical operation.
截（肢）
surgeons had to amputate her left hand
外科医生不得不截掉她的左手。
the wounded had to have legs or arms amputated
Example sentencesExamples
- By inhibiting such a current after amputating a salamander's leg, they can, in effect, flip a switch that shuts down the process of regrowth.
- She had grown so used to carrying Muffin around that she felt as if the vet had amputated a limb.
- A Scottish surgeon who caused controversy by amputating healthy limbs from patients suffering from an as yet unrecognised condition has won a major boost in his bid to get the disorder officially classified in the bible of mental illness.
- We can measure his heart rhythms, take his blood pressure and even amputate a limb.
- It was this faith that saw him through a complicated surgery to amputate his right leg on account of diabetes-related complications.
- They might have beheaded heretics and adulterers and amputated the limbs of petty thieves but they didn't bother us.
- If tissue damage is severe, a health care provider may need to remove the tissue surgically or amputate the limb.
- When a limb gets infected and is beyond repair, and there is danger of the patient losing his life because of this, the surgeon has no other option left to save his life than to amputate the infected limb.
- Several years and a couple surgeries later, her foot was amputated below the knee.
- He stirred and I worried that he would wake while I was amputating his leg.
- A clear cell carcinoma in keeping with renal origin was found on biopsy, and the finger was amputated.
- The dilemma of the surgeon being asked to amputate a healthy limb is similar.
- I used starch when the client demanded it and made the creases sharp enough to amputate a limb.
- I said that - something about, ‘You have to amputate an infected limb for the patient to survive.’
- Surgeons decided to remove his infected limbs to stop the disease spreading, amputating both his legs above the knee, his right hand and forearm and the fingers and thumb on his left hand.
- Surgeons had to amputate both hands and her legs just below the knee, to prevent the spread of infection.
- Fire chiefs have admitted that as soldiers are unable to use cutting gear, surgeons might have to amputate limbs of car crash victims at accident scenes.
- Gangrene set in and surgeons had to amputate the leg to save his life.
- The surgeries took 14 hours, and they wanted to amputate my right leg.
- There's also the possibility that you could be suffering from a dysmorphic disorder, such as the one experienced by people who feel a compulsive need to amputate their own limbs.
Synonyms
cut off, sever, remove, remove surgically, saw off, chop off, lop off, hack off, dock, cleave, hew off, shear off, slice off

Origin

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

单词	amputate
释义	Definition of amputate in English: amputate verbˈampjʊteɪtˈæmpjəˌteɪt [with object] Cut off (a limb) by surgical operation. 截（肢） surgeons had to amputate her left hand 外科医生不得不截掉她的左手。 Example sentencesExamples The surgeries took 14 hours, and they wanted to amputate my right leg. It was this faith that saw him through a complicated surgery to amputate his right leg on account of diabetes-related complications. The dilemma of the surgeon being asked to amputate a healthy limb is similar. She had grown so used to carrying Muffin around that she felt as if the vet had amputated a limb. They might have beheaded heretics and adulterers and amputated the limbs of petty thieves but they didn't bother us. Gangrene set in and surgeons had to amputate the leg to save his life. There's also the possibility that you could be suffering from a dysmorphic disorder, such as the one experienced by people who feel a compulsive need to amputate their own limbs. Surgeons had to amputate both hands and her legs just below the knee, to prevent the spread of infection. A clear cell carcinoma in keeping with renal origin was found on biopsy, and the finger was amputated. Fire chiefs have admitted that as soldiers are unable to use cutting gear, surgeons might have to amputate limbs of car crash victims at accident scenes. He stirred and I worried that he would wake while I was amputating his leg. If tissue damage is severe, a health care provider may need to remove the tissue surgically or amputate the limb. I said that - something about, ‘You have to amputate an infected limb for the patient to survive.’ A Scottish surgeon who caused controversy by amputating healthy limbs from patients suffering from an as yet unrecognised condition has won a major boost in his bid to get the disorder officially classified in the bible of mental illness. By inhibiting such a current after amputating a salamander's leg, they can, in effect, flip a switch that shuts down the process of regrowth. I used starch when the client demanded it and made the creases sharp enough to amputate a limb. We can measure his heart rhythms, take his blood pressure and even amputate a limb. When a limb gets infected and is beyond repair, and there is danger of the patient losing his life because of this, the surgeon has no other option left to save his life than to amputate the infected limb. Several years and a couple surgeries later, her foot was amputated below the knee. Surgeons decided to remove his infected limbs to stop the disease spreading, amputating both his legs above the knee, his right hand and forearm and the fingers and thumb on his left hand. Synonyms cut off, sever, remove (surgically), saw off, chop off, lop off, hack off, dock, cleave, hew off, shear off, slice off separate, part, detach, disconnect rare dissever, abscise Derivatives amputator noun The sight of paratroopers and Gurkhas on the streets of Freetown sent a signal to the local population that they should not lose hope, that they would be offered protection from Sankoh's amputators. Example sentencesExamples Still, at least losing him won't endanger the very defence of our nation, in danger as it is of being overrun by foreign hoards, be they limb amputators, celibate pixies or harpoon-wielding Eskimos. The allegation arose because he wrote in a newspaper column that they were ‘limb amputators and women oppressors’. Origin Mid 16th century: from Latin amputat- 'lopped off', from amputare, from am- (for amb- 'about') + putare 'to prune'. This is from the Latin verb amputare ‘lop off’, based on putare ‘to prune’. Definition of amputate in US English: amputate verbˈampyəˌtātˈæmpjəˌteɪt [with object] Cut off (a limb) by surgical operation. 截（肢） surgeons had to amputate her left hand 外科医生不得不截掉她的左手。 the wounded had to have legs or arms amputated Example sentencesExamples By inhibiting such a current after amputating a salamander's leg, they can, in effect, flip a switch that shuts down the process of regrowth. She had grown so used to carrying Muffin around that she felt as if the vet had amputated a limb. A Scottish surgeon who caused controversy by amputating healthy limbs from patients suffering from an as yet unrecognised condition has won a major boost in his bid to get the disorder officially classified in the bible of mental illness. We can measure his heart rhythms, take his blood pressure and even amputate a limb. It was this faith that saw him through a complicated surgery to amputate his right leg on account of diabetes-related complications. They might have beheaded heretics and adulterers and amputated the limbs of petty thieves but they didn't bother us. If tissue damage is severe, a health care provider may need to remove the tissue surgically or amputate the limb. When a limb gets infected and is beyond repair, and there is danger of the patient losing his life because of this, the surgeon has no other option left to save his life than to amputate the infected limb. Several years and a couple surgeries later, her foot was amputated below the knee. He stirred and I worried that he would wake while I was amputating his leg. A clear cell carcinoma in keeping with renal origin was found on biopsy, and the finger was amputated. The dilemma of the surgeon being asked to amputate a healthy limb is similar. I used starch when the client demanded it and made the creases sharp enough to amputate a limb. I said that - something about, ‘You have to amputate an infected limb for the patient to survive.’ Surgeons decided to remove his infected limbs to stop the disease spreading, amputating both his legs above the knee, his right hand and forearm and the fingers and thumb on his left hand. Surgeons had to amputate both hands and her legs just below the knee, to prevent the spread of infection. Fire chiefs have admitted that as soldiers are unable to use cutting gear, surgeons might have to amputate limbs of car crash victims at accident scenes. Gangrene set in and surgeons had to amputate the leg to save his life. The surgeries took 14 hours, and they wanted to amputate my right leg. There's also the possibility that you could be suffering from a dysmorphic disorder, such as the one experienced by people who feel a compulsive need to amputate their own limbs. Synonyms cut off, sever, remove, remove surgically, saw off, chop off, lop off, hack off, dock, cleave, hew off, shear off, slice off Origin Mid 16th century: from Latin amputat- ‘lopped off’, from amputare, from am- (for amb- ‘about’) + putare ‘to prune’.
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