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Definition of: amputate
(am′py
·tāt) v.t. ·tat·ed, ·tat·ing
1. Surg. To remove by cutting, as a limb; cut off the whole or a part of.
2. To reduce; prune: to amputate funds for a project. [ < L amputatus, pp. of amputare < ambi- around + putare trim, prune]
—am′·pu·ta′tion noun
—am′pu·ta′tor noun
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