"decapitate" meaning in All languages combined

See decapitate on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /dɪˈkap.ɪt.eɪt/ [UK], /dɪˈkæp.ə.teɪt/ [US], /dɪˈkæp.ɪ.teɪt/ [US], /də-/ [US] Audio: En-ca-decapitate.oga [US] Forms: decapitates [present, singular, third-person], decapitating [participle, present], decapitated [participle, past], decapitated [past]
Etymology: From French décapiter, from Late Latin decapitare, from de- + caput. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|décapiter}} French décapiter, {{der|en|LL.|decapitare}} Late Latin decapitare, {{m|la|de-}} de-, {{m|la|caput}} caput Head templates: {{en-verb}} decapitate (third-person singular simple present decapitates, present participle decapitating, simple past and past participle decapitated)
  1. (transitive, literal) To remove the head of. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-decapitate-en-verb-74~9F-rV
  2. (transitive, figurative) To oust or destroy the leadership or ruling body of (a government etc.). Tags: figuratively, transitive
    Sense id: en-decapitate-en-verb-LVJHLKNT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: behead, decollate Hyponyms: guillotine Derived forms: decapitable, decapitation

Verb [Italian]

Head templates: {{head|it|verb form}} decapitate
  1. second-person plural present and imperative of decapitare Tags: form-of, imperative, plural, present, second-person Form of: decapitare
    Sense id: en-decapitate-it-verb-fhxFXkQd Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header

Verb [Spanish]

Head templates: {{head|es|verb form}} decapitate
  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of decapitar combined with te Tags: form-of, imperative, object-second-person, object-singular, second-person, singular, with-voseo Form of: decapitar
    Sense id: en-decapitate-es-verb-Oy28Tt1f Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for decapitate meaning in All languages combined (4.8kB)

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