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v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amputate.

"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."

amputated    amputates    amputating   

remove    take    withdraw    take away   

amputee    amputation   

slough off   

amputated    amputating   

sever    prune