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Spell Bee Word: Amputate


Basic Details

Word: Amputate

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: To cut off an arm, leg, finger or toe in a medical operation, usually to save the patient's life.

Synonyms: cut off, remove, sever

Word origin: Comes from Latin amputare, to cut around or prune.

How to Spell Amputate

Syllables: am - pu - tate

Tricky part: There is one m and one p. The middle vowel is u, and the word ends in tate.

Watch out for: ammputate, amputete, ampitate

Memory tip: Look for put in the middle of am-PUT-ate: the doctor puts an end to the injured part.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Doctors had to amputate the soldier's badly injured foot.

Example 2: The vet did not need to amputate the dog's leg after all.

Example 3: Thanks to quick treatment, they did not have to amputate his finger.

Fun Fact

Before anaesthesia came into use in the 1840s, surgeons had to work very fast, and some became famous for amputating a leg in only a few minutes.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

ammputate

a) t
b) p
c) m
d) u

Show answer

c) m. Amputate starts with a single m: am-pu-tate.

Mingle-Mangle

Unjumble the letters in the sentence to form a meaningful word:

After the snakebite turned septic, doctors feared they would have to etumatap the farmer's leg.

a) mutate
b) amplify
c) imitate
d) amputate

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d) amputate. Mutate is short of an a and a p, imitate needs two i's, and amplify needs an l, f, i and y.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word amputate as used in the sentence:

Frostbite was so bad that the medical team had to amputate two of the climber's toes.

a) heal
b) bandage
c) massage
d) remove

Show answer

d) remove. Amputate is the surgeon's word for removing a body part.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which person would most likely amputate a limb?

a) a farmer
b) a surgeon
c) a teacher
d) a painter

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b) a surgeon

2. What is the name of the operation in which a limb is cut off?

a) amputated
b) amputating
c) amputation
d) amputee

Show answer

c) amputation

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