decapitate

[ dih-kap-i-teyt ]
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verb (used with object),de·cap·i·tat·ed, de·cap·i·tat·ing.
  1. to cut off the head of; behead: Many people were decapitated during the French Revolution.

Origin of decapitate

1
1605–15; <Late Latin dēcapitātus, past participle of dēcapitāre, equivalent to dē-de- + capit- (stem of caput) head + -ātus-ate1

Other words from decapitate

  • de·cap·i·ta·tion, noun
  • de·cap·i·ta·tor, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for decapitate

decapitate

/ (dɪˈkæpɪˌteɪt) /


verb
  1. (tr) to behead

Origin of decapitate

1
C17: from Late Latin dēcapitāre, from Latin de- + caput head

Derived forms of decapitate

  • decapitation, noun
  • decapitator, noun

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