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Amputate [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. To prune branches of trees or vines; to cut off.

2. To cut off a limb or other part of an animal body; a term of surgery.

Amputate [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. To prune or lop off, as branches or tendrils.

2. To cut off (a limb or projecting part of the body)

Amputated [Participle passive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Cut off; separated from the body.

Amputated [Imperfect tense and past participle] Webster's Dictionary 1913