decapitate

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From French décapiter, from Late Latin decapitare, from de- + caput.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (UK) IPA: /dɪˈkapɪteɪt/

Verb [edit]

decapitate (third-person singular simple present decapitates, present participle decapitating, simple past and past participle decapitated)

  1. (transitive) To remove the head of.

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Verb form [edit]

decapitate

  1. second-person plural present tense and imperative of decapitare