Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Amputate \Am"pu*tate\, 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}.]
   1. To prune or lop off, as branches or tendrils.

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