DECAPITATE

decapitate, behead, decollate

(verb) cut the head of; “the French King was beheaded during the Revolution”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

decapitate (third-person singular simple present decapitates, present participle decapitating, simple past and past participle decapitated)

(transitive) To remove the head of.

Synonyms

• behead

• decollate

Antonyms

• recapitate

Source: Wiktionary


De*cap"i*tate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decapitated; p. pr. & vb. n. Decapitating.] Etym: [LL. decapitatus, p. p. of decapitare; L. de- + caput head. See Chief.]

1. To cut off the head of; to behead.

2. To remove summarily from office. [Colloq. U. S.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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