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AMPUTATE Synonyms

There are 9 synonyms of the word amputate. (exact relations)
There are 10 hypernyms of the word amputate. (close relations)
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amputation

Best Alternative Words for AMPUTATE

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cut off
verbv
adjective satellite

• detached by cutting

verb

• make a break in

• cease, stop

• remove by or as if by cutting

• cut off and stop

• break a small piece off from

• remove surgically

ablate
verbv
verb

• wear away through erosion or vaporization

• remove an organ or bodily structure

crop
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the yield from plants in a single growing season

• a cultivated plant that is grown commercially on a large scale

• a collection of people or things appearing together

• the output of something in a season

• the stock or handle of a whip

• a pouch in many birds and some lower animals that resembles a stomach for storage and preliminary maceration of food

verb

• cut short

• prepare for crops

• yield crops

• let feed in a field or pasture or meadow

• feed as in a meadow or pasture

• cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of

detach
verbv
verb

• cause to become detached or separated; take off

• separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment

• come to be detached

dismember
verbv
verb

• separate the limbs from the body

• divide into pieces

excise
verbv
noun

• a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)

verb

• remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line

• levy an excise tax on

• remove by cutting

remove
verbv
noun

• degree of figurative distance or separation

verb

• remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

• remove from a position or an office

• dispose of

• cause to leave

• shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes

• stay away or leave

• kill intentionally and with premeditation

• get rid of something abstract

sever
verbv
verb

• set or keep apart

• cut off from a whole

truncate
verbv
adjective satellite

• terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off

verb

• replace a corner by a plane

• approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one

• make shorter as if by cutting off

Best Hypernyms For AMPUTATE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for amputate, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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remove cut detach eliminate excise extract separate sever take withdraw

Alternatives for ABLATE

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