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   Amputate , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Amputated; p. pr. & vb. n. Amputating.] [L. amputatus, p. p. of amputare: amb- + putare to prune, putus clean, akin to E. pure. See Putative.]
   To prune or lop off, as branches or tendrils.
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   (Surg.) To cut off (a limb or projecting part of the body).  
   Wiseman.
   
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