to cut off sb's arm, leg or finger in a medical operation:
[VN] He had to have both legs amputated. * [V] They may have to amputate.
amputation noun [U,C]
Rate this entry
About this entry
This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for amputate is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is amputate a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, amputate is tagged as verb.
Does amputate appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — amputate appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
What is Lughet?
Lughet is a free trilingual dictionary covering nearly five million entries across Uyghur, Chinese, and English, drawn from more than ten source dictionaries and corpora.
