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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Amputate

/ăm'-pyət-ātˌ/ · Am·pu·tate · IPA /ˈæmpjʊteɪt/
01 v. t. To prune or lop off, as branches or tendrils.
imp. & p. p. Amputated; p. pr. & vb. n. Amputating
  1. 1.
    To prune or lop off, as branches or tendrils.
  2. 2.
    To cut off (a limb or projecting part of the body)(Surg.)