decollate (redirected from decollates)

de·col·late ¹  (d-klt)

tr.v. de·col·lat·ed, de·col·lat·ing, de·col·lates

To behead.

---

[Latin dcollre, dcollt- : d-, de- + collum, neck; see k^wel-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

---

decol·lation n.

---

de·col·late ²  (dk-lt, d-k-)

tr.v. de·col·lat·ed, de·col·lat·ing, de·col·lates

To separate the copies of (a multiple-copy computer printout, for example).

---

decol·lator n.

---

decollate [dɪˈkɒleɪt ˈdɛkəˌleɪt ˌdiːkəˈleɪt]

vb

1. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) to separate (continuous stationery, etc.) into individual forms

2. an archaic word for decapitate

[from Latin dēcollāre to behead, from de- + collum neck]

decollation  n

decollator  n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

decollate - cut the head of; "the French King was beheaded during the Revolution" behead, decapitate 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"

Translations

decollate [ˌdiːkəˈleɪt] VT → separar, alzar

decollate

vt (Comput) → trennen