Meaning
to amputate
- To surgically remove a limb or extremity.
- To drastically cut down, censor, or curtail a text, film, or budget.
In a sentence
I medici hanno dovuto amputare la gamba del paziente per salvargli la vita.
The doctors had to amputate the patient's leg to save his life.
La commissione di censura ha amputato diverse scene dal montaggio finale.
The censorship board cut several scenes from the final edit.
L'incidente sul lavoro gli ha purtroppo amputato due dita della mano.
The workplace accident unfortunately amputated two of his fingers.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| amputare | infinitive |
| amputo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| amputi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| amputa | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| amputiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| amputate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| amputano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| amputavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| amputavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| amputava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| amputavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| amputavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| amputavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| amputai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| amputasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| amputò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| amputammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| amputaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| amputarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| amputerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| amputerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| amputerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| amputeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| amputerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| amputeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| amputi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| amputi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| amputi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| amputiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| amputiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| amputino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| amputassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| amputassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| amputasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| amputassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| amputaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| amputassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| amputerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| amputeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| amputerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| amputeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| amputereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| amputerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| amputa | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| amputiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| amputate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| amputando | gerund |
| amputato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Conjugates like a standard regular -are verb with 'avere'.
- Figuratively used to describe severe trimming or censorship.