amputate
English edit
Etymology edit
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.
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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.]
Related terms edit
- amputation (noun)
- amputee (noun)
Translations edit
to surgically remove a body part
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References edit
- ^ James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Amputate”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volumes I (A–B), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 295, column 2.
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Adverb edit
amputate
- present adverbial passive participle of amputi
Italian edit
Etymology 1 edit
Verb edit
amputate
- inflection of amputare:
Etymology 2 edit
Participle edit
amputate f pl
Latin edit
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amputāte
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amputate
- second-person singular voseo imperative of amputar combined with te