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Verb: amputate  'am-pyû`teyt
  1. Remove surgically
    "amputate limbs"
    - cut off

Derived forms: amputated, amputating, amputates

See also: amputation, amputator

Type of: remove, take, take away, withdraw

Encyclopedia: Amputate