Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ampute

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: am-pute
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To amputate (a limb).

Archaic; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Borrowed from French amputer (“to amputate”) or its etymon Latin amputāre, amputō. Doublet of amputate, which was borrowed through the past participle amputātus.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: amputāre

Usage

Inflected Forms

amputes (present, singular) amputing (participle, present) amputed (participle, past) amputed (past)

Questions

What does ampute mean?: To amputate (a limb).
Where does ampute come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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