Synonyms for amputate
Definitions
- v. 1
To surgically remove a part of the body, especially a limb.
Several soldiers had limbs amputated after the battle.
Related words
- Word family
- amputation
Forms
- Past participle
- amputated
e.g. amputated → pruned, removed, lopt, severed…
Example sentences
- remove Please remove that chair because it is in the way.
- sever Don't sever that precious connection with your son.
- prune Your vagina is not going to shrivel up like a prune.
- lop Why did van Gogh lop his ear off?
By length
- 3 letters
- cut1, lop1
- 4 letters
- clip1
- 5 letters
- sever2, prune1
- 6 letters
- remove2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sever2 = 2 syllables).