ampute

See also: amputé

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French amputer (“to amputate”) or its etymon Latin amputāre, amputō. Doublet of amputate, which was borrowed through the past participle amputātus.

Verb

ampute (third-person singular simple present amputes, present participle amputing, simple past and past participle amputed)

1. (transitive, archaic, rare) To amputate (a limb).
   • 1844, W[illiam] D[allas] Bernard, Narrative of the Voyages and Services of the Nemesis, from 1840 to 1843; […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, page 296:

     Besides the loss already mentioned, the 49th had three officers and four men wounded. Some of our officers were wounded severely, Lieutenant Lane having had his arm amputed upon the field.

French

Pronunciation

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Verb

ampute

1. inflection of amputer:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Portuguese

Verb

ampute

1. inflection of amputar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Verb

ampute

1. inflection of amputar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative