[ˈampjʊteɪt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- cut off (a limb) by surgical operation
(e.g: surgeons had to amputate her left hand)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century: from Latin amputat- ‘lopped off’, from amputare, from am- (for amb- ‘about’) + putare ‘to prune’