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Amputate

Amputate Meaning & Definition
Amputate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Amputate?

[v] remove surgically; of limbs

Synonyms | Synonyms for Amputate: cut off

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See Also | cut | remove | take | take away | withdraw

Amputate In Webster's Dictionary

\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.

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