decollate (redirected from decollations)

de·col·late ¹  (d-klt)

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

To behead.

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

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decol·lation n.

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Verb

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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"