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amputate: Meaning and Definition of

am•pu•tate

Pronunciation: (am'pyoo-tāt"), [key]
— -tat•ed, -tat•ing.
  1. to cut off (all or part of a limb or digit of the body), as by surgery.
  2. to prune, lop off, or remove: Because of space limitations the editor amputated the last two paragraphs of the news report.
  3. to prune, as branches of trees.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
ampullula amputee
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