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decapitate
[ dih-kap-i-teyt ]
verb (used with object)
decapitated, decapitating.
- to cut off the head of; behead:
Many people were decapitated during the French Revolution.
decapitate
/ ɪˈæɪˌٱɪ /
verb
- tr to behead
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Derived Forms
- ˈ辱ˌٲٴǰ, noun
- ˌ辱ˈٲپDz, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms
- ·i·ٲtDz noun
- ·i·ٲtǰ noun
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of decapitate1
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of decapitate1
C17: from Late Latin ŧ辱, from Latin de- + caput head
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God, to be an Irish rap group and get the pleasure of decapitating a British king.
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The accused posted: "Kory, wee man, you will actually get decapitated."
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Videos on the website are categorised into groups, which include executions by extremist groups as well as people being burned alive, decapitated by passing cars and crushed by trains.
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But when the staffer returned later in the day, the carcass had been decapitated.
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Ms Baker said it showed "that the individual had been intentionally decapitated at the bog".
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