amputate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb remove surgically
    cut off.
    • amputate limbs

WordNet

Am"pu*tate transitive verb
Etymology
L. amputatus, p. p. of amputare: amb- + putare to prune, putus clean, akin to E. pure. See Putative.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Amputated; present participle & verbal noun Amputating
Definitions
  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 1913