Noah Webster
Amputate
AM'PUTATE, verb transitive [Latin amputo, of amb, about, and puto, to prune.]
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.
AM'PUTATE, verb transitive [Latin amputo, of amb, about, and puto, to prune.]
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.