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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Surg.) To cut off (a limb or projecting part of the body). --Wiseman. [1913 Webster]