Definition of decapitate Decapitate
/dikæˈpʌtejˌt/ - [deekatputeyt] - de•cap•i•tate
We found 7 definitions of decapitate from 6 different sources.
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What does decapitate mean?
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| decapitate - cut the head of; "the French King was beheaded during the Revolution" | ||
| behead, decollate | ||
| kill destroy a vitally essential quality of or in; "Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods" | ||
| guillotine kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; "The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- decapitate (v. t.)
To cut off the head of; to behead. - decapitate (v. t.)
To remove summarily from office.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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decapitate
To cut the head from a person's body.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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decapitate
de-kap′i-tāt, v.t. to take the head from: to behead.—n. Decapitā′tion. [Low L. decapitāre—L. de, from, and caput, capitis, the head.]
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🔤- decapitate, verb, present, 1st person singular of decapitate (infinitive).
- decapitate, verb (infinitive).
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