DECAPITATE


Meaning of DECAPITATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ di-ˈka-pə-ˌtāt, dē- ]

transitive verb

( -tat·ed ; -tat·ing )

Etymology: Late Latin decapitatus, past participle of decapitare, from Latin de- + capit-, caput head — more at head

Date: circa 1611

: to cut off the head of : behead

• de·cap·i·ta·tion -ˌka-pə-ˈtā-shən noun

• de·cap·i·ta·tor -ˈka-pə-ˌtā-tər noun

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