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amputate(dictionary)
amputate(dictionary)

amputate (iou)



amputate verb. M16.
[Latin amputat- pa. ppl stem of amputare, from am- for amb- around + putare prune, lop: see -ATE3.]
verb trans. Cut off, lop off; prune. obsolete exc. as fig. use of sense 2. M16.
verb trans. & intrans. spec. Cut off from an animal body (some part, esp. a limb because of injury or disease). M17.
amputator noun a person who amputates E19.
ampu'tee noun a person who has lost a limb or other part of the body by amputation E20.