"decapitare" meaning in Latin

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Verb

Forms: dēcapitāre [canonical]
Etymology: Present infinitive of dēcapitō; by surface analysis, dē- (“off”) + caput (“head”) + -āre, literally “to de-head”. Etymology templates: {{surf|la-lat|dē-|caput|-āre|lit=to de-head|nocap=1|t1=off|t2=head}} by surface analysis, dē- (“off”) + caput (“head”) + -āre, literally “to de-head” Head templates: {{head|la|verb form|head=dēcapitāre}} dēcapitāre
  1. present infinitive of dēcapitō Tags: form-of, infinitive, present Form of: dēcapitō
    Sense id: en-decapitare-la-verb-Yp8Ny9SR Categories (other): Latin terms prefixed with de- Disambiguation of Latin terms prefixed with de-: 55 45
  2. (Late Latin) to decapitate or behead Tags: Late-Latin
    Sense id: en-decapitare-la-verb-PCW~wJ5j Categories (other): Late Latin, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin terms prefixed with de-, Latin terms suffixed with -are, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of Latin terms prefixed with de-: 55 45 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -are: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 88
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