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