Main Entry: am·pu·tate

Pronunciation: \ˈam-pyə-ˌtāt\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): am·pu·tat·ed; am·pu·tat·ing

Etymology: Latin amputatus, past participle of amputare, from am-, amb- around + putare to cut, prune — more at ambi-

Date: 1612

: to remove by or as if by cutting; especially : to cut (as a limb) from the body

— am·pu·ta·tion \ˌam-pyə-ˈtā-shən\ noun