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DECOLLATE
decapitate, behead, decollate
(verb) cut the head of; “the French King was beheaded during the Revolution”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
decollate (third-person singular simple present decollates, present participle decollating, simple past and past participle decollated)
(transitive) To behead.
Etymology 2
Verb
decollate (third-person singular simple present decollates, present participle decollating, simple past and past participle decollated)
(transitive, computing) To separate the copies of multipart computer printout.
Anagrams
• ocellated
Source: Wiktionary
De*col"late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decollated; p. pr. & vb. n. Decollating.] Etym: [L. decollatus, p. p. of decollare to behead; de- + collum neck.]
Definition: To sever from the neck; to behead; to decapitate. The decollated head of St. John the Baptist. Burke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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