amputate

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English

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /ˈæmpjʊteɪt/
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Verb

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amputate (third-person singular simple present amputates, present participle amputating, simple past and past participle amputated)

  1. (obsolete) To cut off, to prune. [17th–18th c.]
  2. To surgically remove a part of the body, especially a limb. [from 17th c.]

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Translations

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References

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  1. ^ 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.

Esperanto

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Adverb

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amputate

  1. present adverbial passive participle of amputi

Italian

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Etymology 1

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Verb

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amputate

  1. inflection of amputare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

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Participle

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amputate f pl

  1. feminine plural of amputato

Latin

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Verb

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amputāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of amputō

Spanish

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Verb

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amputate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of amputar combined with te