English Explanatory Dictionary

decapitate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To remove the head of.
  2. To oust or destroy the leadership or ruling body of (a government etc.).

Pronunciation

/dɪˈkap.ɪt.eɪt/ /diˈkæp.ə.teɪt/ /diˈkæp.ɪ.teɪt/ /dɪ-/ /də-/ En-ca-decapitate.oga

Word forms

decapitate decapitates decapitating decapitated

Etymology

From French décapiter, from Late Latin dēcapitāre, literally, “to de-head”.

Synonyms

behead decollate

Antonyms

recapitate

Derived words

decapicone decapitable decapitatee decapitation decapitator
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