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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Amputate \Am"pu*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Amputated}; p. pr & vb n. {Amputating}.] [L. amputatus p. p. of amputare: amb- + putare to prune, putus clean, akin to E. pure. See {Putative}.] 1. To prune or lop off as branches or tendrils. 2. (Surg.) To cut off (a limb or projecting part of the body). --Wiseman. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: amputate v : remove surgically; of limbs [syn: {cut off}]
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