amputate

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(am-pu-tate) 3 syllables

Definition

v . to cut off a body part especially by surgery.

Example Sentence

The doctor had to amputate the mountain climbers frostbitten toes.

Synonyms

remove a limb; cut; remove

Antonyms

replace; put together

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