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amputates

amputates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of amputate.

Meaning of amputate

Verb

amputate (third-person singular simple present amputates, present participle amputating, simple past and past participle amputated)

  1. (obsolete) To cut off, to prune.
  2. To surgically remove a part of the body, especially a limb.
    • The surgeon had to amputate the patient’s leg to save his life.

Questions about amputates

What is amputates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Amputates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of amputate.

Words near amputates in the dictionary

  1. ampusand
  2. ampusands
  3. ampussy
  4. amputate
  5. amputated
  6. amputates
  7. amputating
  8. amputation
  9. amputational
  10. amputations
  11. amputative

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