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Webster 1913 Edition
Amputate
Am′pu-tate
,Verb.
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Amputate
AM'PUTATE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To prune branches of trees or vines; to cut off.2.
To cut off a limb or other part of an animal body; a term of surgery.