Synonyms of amputates

amputates

verb

present tense third-person singular of amputate

as in severs

medical to remove (part of a person's body)

His arm was badly injured and had to be amputated.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• severs
• yanks
• rips
• tears
• cuts (off)
• pulls
• grabs
• snatches
• extracts
• wrests
• wrenches
• seizes
• dissevers
• snaps (up)
• jerks
• uproots
• forces
• nabs
• pries
• nips
• roots (out)
• prizes
• lops (off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reattaches