Meaning of DECAPITATE
| Pronunciation: | | di'kapi`teyt
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| | Definition: | | [v] cut the head of; "the French King was beheaded during the Revolution" |
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| | Synonyms: | | behead |
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| | See Also: | | guillotine, kill | |
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| | Definition: | | \De*cap"i*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decapitated};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Decapitating}.] [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.]
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| | Related Terms: | | behead, bowstring, burn, crucify, decimate, decollate, defenestrate, demolish, electrocute, execute, garrote, guillotine, head, inflict capital punishment, lapidate, neck, put to death, raze, ruin, shoot, stone, strangle, unbuild, undo, unmake, wrack, wreck |
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