decapitate
[ dih-kap-i-teyt ]
/ dɪˈkæp ɪˌteɪt /
verb (used with object), de·cap·i·tat·ed, de·cap·i·tat·ing.
to cut off the head of; behead: Many people were decapitated during the French Revolution.
Origin of decapitate
OTHER WORDS FROM decapitate
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British Dictionary definitions for decapitation
decapitate
/ (dɪˈkæpɪˌteɪt) /
verb
(tr)
to behead
Derived forms of decapitate
decapitation, noun decapitator, nounWord Origin for decapitate
C17: from Late Latin
dēcapitāre, from Latin
de- +
caput head
Medical definitions for decapitation
decapitation
[ dĭ-kăp′ĭ-tā′shən ]
n.
The removal of a head, as of an animal, a fetus, or a bone.