AMPUTATION Synonyms

• the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film

• a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting

• the act of cutting something into parts

• a piece cut off from the main part of something

• an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine

• removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape

• the division of a deck of cards before dealing

• the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge

• the act of diluting something

• the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends

• (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character

• unpleasantly cold and damp

• painful as if caused by a sharp instrument

• the removal of limbs; being cut to pieces

• cutting so as to separate into pieces

• a minute and critical analysis

• detailed critical analysis or examination one part at a time (as of a literary work)

• the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage

• surgical removal of a body part or tissue

• the act of banishing a member of a church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the church; cutting a person off from a religious society

• the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence

• surgical removal of part of a structure or organ

• the act of severing