Webster's English Dictionaryamputate v. t. [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. () 2. (Surg.) To cut off (a limb or projecting part of the body) (Wiseman.)