DECAPITATED

beheaded, decapitated

(adjective) having had the head cut off; “the beheaded prisoners”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

decapitated

simple past tense and past participle of decapitate

Adjective

decapitated (not comparable)

With the head removed.

Source: Wiktionary


DECAPITATE

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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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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