Home › Words › A › amputeamputeampute means to amputate (a limb).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, ampute ranks #29,379 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyBorrowed from French amputer (“to amputate”) or its etymon Latin amputāre, amputō. Doublet of amputate, which was borrowed through the past participle amputātus.verbTo amputate (a limb).e.g.“Besides the loss already mentioned, the 49th had three officers and four men wounded. Some of our officers were wounded severely, Lieutenant Lane having had his arm amputed upon the field.” — 1844, W[illiam] D[allas] Bernard, Narrative of the Voyages and Services of the Nemesis, from 1840 to 1843; […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, page 296:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.amputate 83% match — To cut off, to prune. vs ampute →amputee 80% match — A person who has had one or more limbs removed. vs ampute →amputated 78% match — Having been removed or cut off. vs ampute →amputative 73% match — That involves amputation vs ampute →amputation 73% match — surgical removal of all or part of a limb, etc. vs ampute →amputator 71% match — The person who performs, or thing that causes, an amputation. vs ampute →amputational 70% match — Of or relating to amputation. vs ampute →autoamputate 68% match — To detach spontaneously from the body; to undergo autoamputation. vs ampute →