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