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amputated

UK
/ˈæmpjʊteɪtɪd/
US
/ˈæmpjʊˌteɪtɪd/

Translations

amputatedpast participle
UK
/ˈæmpjʊteɪtɪd/
US
/ˈæmpjʊˌteɪtɪd/
More precise classification; the word is an adjective derived from the past-participle form of the verb 'amputate'.
amputéSens médical.
The amputated arm required extensive rehabilitation and therapy.
Le bras amputé a nécessité une rééducation et une thérapie intensives.
Additional translations
sectionnéEmployé pour une partie coupée ou détachée d’un ensemble.
Synonyms
detached
cut off
removed
severed
mutilated
amputateverb

amputated

Past Simple

amputated
Past Simple
amputated
Past Participle
amputating
Gerund
UK
/ˈæmpjʊteɪt/
US
/ˈæmpjʊˌteɪt/
The doctors had to amputate his leg to prevent the spread of infection.
Les médecins ont dû amputer sa jambe pour empêcher la propagation de l'infection.
Additional translations
amputerAu sens figuré, pour retrancher ou supprimer brutalement une partie d’un texte, d’un ensemble ou d’un budget.
Synonyms
remove
excise
sever
detach
cut off

Definitions

amputatedpast participle
Having had a limb or part of the body surgically removed.
The amputated arm required extensive rehabilitation and therapy.
Severed or cut off from a larger whole.
The storm left several amputated branches scattered across the lawn.
amputateverb
To surgically remove a limb or part of a limb from the body.
The doctors had to amputate his leg to prevent the spread of infection.
To cut off, remove, or excise something non-physical or abstract, especially suddenly and completely.
The editor amputated several chapters from the manuscript.
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