amputate
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Amputate, am′pūt-āt, v.t. to cut off, as a limb of an animal.—n.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
Amputate the diseased member to save the body; cut off the dry branches which impede the circulation of the sap, in order that the tree may again bring forth leaves and flowers.
From The Philippine Islands by Foreman, John
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