amputate
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Etymology
From Latin amputō (“prune, cut away”). The original sense of pruning (a tree, etc.) became obsolete. The OED[1] considers uses related to anything other than an animal limb to be figurative uses of the modern sense.
Pronunciation
Verb
amputate (third-person singular simple present amputates, present participle amputating, simple past and past participle amputated)
- (obsolete) To cut off, to prune. [17th–18th c.]
- To surgically remove a part of the body, especially a limb. [from 17th c.]
Derived terms
Related terms
- amputation (noun)
- amputee (noun)
Translations
to surgically remove a body part
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References
- James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Amputate”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume I (A–B), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 295, column 2.
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