Amputated

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

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