decapitate

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈkapɪteɪt/
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Verb

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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Translations
remove the head of — see behead

Italian

Verb

decapitate

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