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decapitate
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de·cap·i·tate  (d-kp-tt)
tr.v. de·cap·i·tat·ed, de·cap·i·tat·ing, de·cap·i·tates
To cut off the head of; behead.

[Late Latin dcapitre, dcapitt- : Latin d-, de- + Latin caput, capit-, head; see kaput- in Indo-European roots.]

de·capi·tation n.
de·capi·tator n.

decapitate [dɪˈkæpɪˌteɪt]
vb
(tr) to behead
[from Late Latin dēcapitāre, from Latin de- + caput head]
decapitation  n
decapitator  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.decapitate - cut the head of; "the French King was beheaded during the Revolution"
kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"
guillotine - kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; "The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country"

decapitate
verb behead, execute, guillotine, cut off the head of The colonel ordered his men to decapitate the prisoners.
Translations
decapitate [dɪˈkæpɪteɪt] VTdecapitar

decapitate [dɪˈkæpɪteɪt] vt (= behead) → décapiter
to be decapitated → être décapité(e)

decapitate
vtenthaupten (geh), → köpfen, dekapitieren (form); she was decapitated in the accidentbei dem Unfall wurde ihr der Kopf abgetrennt

decapitate [dɪˈkæpɪteɪt] vt (frm) → decapitare
decapitate [dɪˈkæpɪteɪt] vt (frm) → decapitare

decapitate
v decapitate [diˈkӕpiteit]
to cut the head from (especially a person) He was decapitated in the accident. onthoof يَقْطَعُ رَأْس обезглавявам utnout hlavu (komu) halshugge enthaupten αποκεφαλίζω decapitar pead maha võtma گردن زدن؛ سر از تن جدا کردن mestata décapiter לַעֲרוֹף सिर काटना, सिर उतारना odrubiti glavu lefejez memotong kepala afhöfða decapitare 首を切る 목을 베다 nukirsti galvą nocirst galvu pancung onthoofden halshogge obcinać głowę degolar a decapita обезглавливать sťať hlavu obglaviti odrubiti glavu halshugga ตัดศีรษะ başını kesmek, kellesini uçurmak 將...斬首 обезголовлювати, відтинати голову سر اڑانا bị mất đầu ...
n deˌcapiˈtation
onthoofding قَطْعُ رَأْس обезглавяване stětí, gilotinování halshugning die Enthauptung αποκεφαλισμός decapitación pea mahavõtmine گردن زنی mestaus décapitation עריפת רָאשִׁים शिराच्छेदन, सिर-कलमी odrubljenje glave, smaknuće lefejezés pemancungan hálshögg; aftaka decapitazione 首切り 목 베기, 해고 galvos nukirtimas galvas nociršana pemenggalan kepala onthoofding halshogging obcięcie głowy decapitação decapitare обезглавливание sťatie obglavljenje odrubljenje glave halshuggning การจัดศีรษะออก başını kesme, kellesini uçurma 斬首;解僱 обезголовлення گردن مارنے کی سزا sự mất đầu


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