v.
Pronunciation: ' am-py ə - ˌ t ā t
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -tat · ed ; -tat · ing
Etymology: Latin amputatus, past participle of amputare, from am-, amb- around + putare to cut, prune ― more at AMBI-
Date: 1612
: to remove by or as if by cutting especially : to cut (as a limb) from the body
– am · pu · ta · tion \ ˌ am-py ə - ' t ā -sh ə n \ noun