ˈampyəˌtāt, ˈaam-, usu -ād.+V transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin amputatus, past participle of amputare to cut around, prune, from am-, amb- around + putare to cut, prune — more at ambi- , pave
1. : to cut or lop off : prune
amputating data from its cultural context — S.E.Hyman
a dimension has been amputated from man's political existence — Irving Kristol
2. : to cut off (a limb or portion of a limb or a projecting part of the body) — compare excise