amputate
remove surgically (Freq. 2) - amputate limbs • Syn: cut off • Derivationally related forms: amputation, amputator • Topics: medicine, practice of medicine • Hypernyms: remove, take, take away, withdraw • Hyponyms: slough off • Entailment: cut • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Did he amputate his foot?
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