Definition of "amputates" [amputates]

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amputate. (verb)

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• "ZippyDSMlee: JD: "amputates"? the hell? did I do that?"
• "Some of this year's big nominees aren't easy sells as crowd-pleasers, such as the psycho-sexual thriller "Black Swan" or "127 Hours," in which a trapped hiker amputates his arm, or "Winter's Bone," about a troubled family in the Ozarks."
• "So if Dr. Jones down the street misreads a chart and accidently amputates the wrong limb (it's happened) he suddenly has more rights than the poor sap on the table?"