amputate

== English == === Etymology === From Latin amputō (“prune, cut away”). The original sense of pruning (a tree, etc.) became obsolete. The OED considers uses related to anything other than an animal limb to be figurative uses of the modern sense. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈæmpjʊteɪt/ === Verb === 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.] ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== amputation (noun) amputee (noun) ==== Translations ==== === References === == Esperanto == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ampuˈtate/ Rhymes: -ate Syllabification: am‧pu‧ta‧te === Adverb === amputate present adverbial passive participle of amputi == Italian == === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== amputate inflection of amputare: second-person plural present indicative second-person plural imperative === Etymology 2 === ==== Participle ==== amputate f pl feminine plural of amputato == Latin == === Verb === amputāte second-person plural present active imperative of amputō == Spanish == === Verb === amputate second-person singular voseo imperative of amputar combined with te