What does decapitate mean?
Definitions for decapitate
dɪˈkæp ɪˌteɪtde·cap·i·tate
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Princeton's WordNet
decapitate, behead, decollateverb
cut the head of
"the French King was beheaded during the Revolution"
Wiktionary
decapitateverb
To remove the head of.
Etymology: From décapiter, from decapitare, from de- + caput.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Decapitateverb
To behead.
Etymology: decapito, Latin.
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decapitate
Decapitate generally means to remove the head from the body, typically referring to a violent or brutal act.
Webster Dictionary
Decapitateverb
to cut off the head of; to behead
Decapitateverb
to remove summarily from office
Etymology: [LL. decapitatus, p. p. of decapitare; L. de- + caput head. See Chief.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Decapitate
de-kap′i-tāt, v.t. to take the head from: to behead.—n. Decapitā′tion. [Low L. decapitāre—L. de, from, and caput, capitis, the head.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of decapitate in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of decapitate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of decapitate in a Sentence
I don't think they're gaining strength, what is true, from the start our goal has been first to contain and we have contained them. They have not gained ground in Iraq and in Syria. They'll come in. They'll leave. But you don't see this systemic march by ISIL across the terrain. What we have not yet been able to do is to completely decapitate their command and control structures. We've made some progress in trying to reduce the flow of foreign fighters.
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- ضَرَبَ عُنُقَهُArabic
- обезглавявамBulgarian
- decapitarCatalan, Valencian
- halshuggeDanish
- enthaupten, köpfenGerman
- αποκεφαλίζωGreek
- decapitarSpanish
- گردن زدنPersian
- mestata, [[katkaista]] [[kaula]]Finnish
- décapiterFrench
- lefejezniHungarian
- decapitareItalian
- 打ち首にする, 首をはねるJapanese
- កាត់កKhmer
- 목을 베다Korean
- обезглавуваMacedonian
- pancungMalay
- onthoofdenDutch
- halshogge, halshuggeNorwegian
- decapitar, degolarPortuguese
- qhuruyQuechua
- обезглавливать, обезглавитьRussian
- obglavitiSlovene
- ตัดศีรษะThai
- chém đầu, chặt đầuVietnamese
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