amputate

Definition of amputate

Verbs

remove surgically
"amputate limbs"
Synonyms:
cut off
Types:
slough off
separate from surrounding living tissue, as in an abortion
Type of:
remove, take, take away, withdraw
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

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