/ dɪˈkæpɪteɪt; NAmE / verb
[ vn ] to cut off sb's head
SYN behead :
His decapitated body was found floating in a canal.
► de·capi·ta·tion / dɪˌkæpɪˈteɪʃn; NAmE / noun [ U , C ]
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from late Latin decapitat- decapitated, from the verb decapitare , from de- (expressing removal) + caput , capit- head.