ampute

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French amputer (“to amputate”) or its etymon Latin amputāre, amputō. Doublet of amputate, which was borrowed through the past participle amputātus. === Verb === ampute (third-person singular simple present amputes, present participle amputing, simple past and past participle amputed) (transitive, archaic, rare) To amputate (a limb). === References === == French == === Pronunciation === === Verb === ampute inflection of amputer: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative == Portuguese == === Verb === ampute inflection of amputar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Spanish == === Verb === ampute inflection of amputar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative