1. to cut off a limb or other part of the body, especially as a surgical procedure
Usage: medical

Examples

• The doctors had to amputate his leg after the accident.
• Surgeons amputated the infected toe to prevent the spread of gangrene.
• The veterinarian decided to amputate the dog’s damaged tail.
• Frostbite was so severe that they needed to amputate several fingers.
• Modern prosthetics help people who have had limbs amputated.
• The surgeon carefully amputated the tumor along with surrounding tissue.